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

Protestant Church sign

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Sign on South Hero's First Protestant Church/Town Hall.

Old White Meeting House

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Front side of the original South Hero Congregational Church.

Captain John Stark's barn

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Two photos of the so called Captain John Stark Barn, located across the highway opposite Wallis Mott's house. Captain Stark died here on September 26, 1806 when he was kicked by a horse.

Wallis Mott House

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House built by Wallis Mott, located approximately one mile to the west of the end of Sand-Bar Bridge. It also stands near where Captain John Stark's house once stood.

Wallis Mott House

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Two photos of the Wallis Mott House in mid-winter.

Keeler - Wadsworth House

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Two photos of the Wadsworth House, built by David Corbin for Abner Keeler, a successful and prosperous early settler in Keeler's Bay. Since 1852, it has been owned by various members of the Wadsworth family.

Congregational Church ruins

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Two photos of the remains of South Hero's Congregational Church after it burned to the ground.

Congregational Church

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Photo of South Hero's Congregational Church taken prior to it burning down in 1976.

Eagle Camp shoreline

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The shore at Eagle Camp. Rev. George W. Perry, the camp's founder, is inset into this photo.

Eagle Camp library

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The "Hosley Library" building, which was used by guests as a lounge and reading room.

Eagle Camp tents

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Some of the sixty-five tents used by summer guests at Eagle Camp.

Eagle Camp

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The "main building" of Eagle Camp, where founder Rev. George W. Perry and his family lived. Rev. Perry founded Eagle Camp in 1891 on Rockwell's Bay on the west shore of South Hero.