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  • Collection: Champlain Islands History compiled by Allen L. Stratton

East Alburgh Public Square

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View of the "Public Square" at East Alburgh, Vt. The store on the right is "Harvey & Hayden, General Merchants". Behind the flagpole is the East Alburgh Custom House.

East Alburgh Custom House

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East Alburgh, Vt. "Custom House. Seated on the porch is Henry Clay Ladd (1864-1953). He was a U.S. Customs officer for many years. He is the grandfather of Jedediah P. Ladd, presently (1981) of North Hero, Vt.

South Hero snow scenes

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Two views on South Hero's Main Street, looking to the west and to the east. The first photo includes the South Hero Inn, Robinson

Camp Y.M.C.A.

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Group of campers at Camp Y.M.C.A, which appears to be located on Hibbard's Point. Most of these campers have tennis rackets, though one has a rifle and another appears to be holding an oar. There are three penny-farthing bicycles in the foreground as…

Emma Phelps McBride: "Historic Houses on South Island," 1919

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List of South Hero houses by Mrs. Emma Phelps McBride of South Hero.

Emma Phelps McBride: "Historic Houses on the Island," 1919 & 1952

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List of South Hero houses by Mrs. Emma Phelps McBride of South Hero, plus the revised 1952 notes.

Harry M. Pearl: History of Grand Isle Buildings

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Record of Grand Isle buildings compiled by Stratton with the assistance of longtime resident Harry Moss Pearl.

Island Villa Hotel

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This hotel located on the east shore of Grand Isle, Vt. was built by Frank A. Briggs. It was built 1901-1902, had 35 rooms, and was quite a well-known and popular summer place. Later it was purchased for a Catholic Girls Camp, then and now (1981)…

Chamberlin House, Grand Isle, Vt.

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House owned by John Chamberlin that was the residence of his son, John Adams Chamberlin, and grandson, Asahel Chamberlin, before it was purchased in the late 1890s by Henry C. Griswold. As of 1981, the house is owned by Griswold's grandson of the…

Grand Isle Landing ferry sign

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This sign was located at the Grand Isle, Vt. Ferry Landing before it suddenly and mysteriously disappeared.

Grand Isle - North Hero bridge sign

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Cast sign that was mounted on the first bridge between Grand Isle and North Hero. The sign was due to be sent to the Grand Isle dump if not for its recovery by Buster Chamberlin. He gave it to Harry Phelps, who preserved it in his home in Grand Isle.

Samuel Adams House

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The home of the Honorable Samuel Adams, an assistant judge in Grand Isle, Vt.