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

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.

Eagle Camp tents

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

Eagle Camp library

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

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.

Sand-Bar Bridge

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Five photos of the Sand-Bar Bridge at various points in time. The fifth photo shows the Phelps House, where the last Toll Keeper Benajah Phelps resided. The Phelps House was moved to its present location in 1938 by George H. Phelps and renamed to the…

Names of Residents of Grand Isle, Vt., in 1882 and who lived there in 1964

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List of 1882 Grand Isle residents, along with the fate of their homes and current residents as of 1964.

Parker's Bus

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Photo of the excessive snow fall and the real problem of trying to open up the road. The bus in the photo was owned and operated by Arthur C. Parker, who ran it from Grand Isle to Burlington from 1920-1951.

Hall House

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This house is located on the north side of the old Route 2, between South Hero "Corners" and the Old White Meeting House. The original date of its construction is unknown, though the 1857 Walling's Map gives the first indication of its existence and…

Main Street, North Hero

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North Hero's Main Street, looking north. The house on the near left is the home (1978) of Mrs. Ernest (Genia) Way. The next house is the home of Mariah and Gertrude Ladd, the daughters of Abner Ladd. The next house, which has a car in front of it, is…

View of North Hero

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View of North Hero as seen looking northwest across City Bay. This photo includes the Hathaway-Dodds-Tudhope General Store (1), Rod Hathaway's house (2), the Irving House (3), the "Telephone Office" (4), the Catholic Church (5), the Wadsworth home…

Hazen's Lunch and Gas Station

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The lunch stand and gas station owned and operated by Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wayne Hazen, which was located on the shore a little to the south of the old North Hero-Alburgh Bridge. Mr. Hazen also had a general store across the road from this building.

Lorenzo Hall House

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This house was built by Lorenzo Hall in 1829. It was next the home of his son, Wallace P. Hall, and then Frank H. and Evalena Wright. As of 1981, the house was owned by Mr. and Mrs. Charles W Stephenson. It is located on the present Lake View Road,…