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Light green business card from Greenlawn Guests on US Route 302 / Barre-Montpelier Rd, in Barre, Vermont. In addition to location, the card advertises Beautyrest Mattresses, the telephone number GRanite 6-4214, and the proprietor Laurence K. Rossi.

Poster for the Paradise Skating Rink located at 375 River Street, Montpelier. Poster shows a Caucasian family of three holding hands and smiling while roller skating. The mother and daughter match with blonde bobs, white sweaters and roller skates,…

This is how the intersection of Routes 2 and 302, looking southwest toward Barre, appeared in the 1880s. There was a road along the railroad tracks on the north side of the Winooski River. A footbridge and a covered bridge crossed the river. The big…

This is how the stretch of Route 302 looking south towards Barre, near what is currently Cody Chevrolet (2021) in Montpelier, Vermont, looked like after electric lines were installed but before the road was paved. One can see undeveloped land with…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. This view is looking…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. The vantage point looks…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. In this image, one can…

Wallace B. Marvin built a picturesque recreational area for his family opposite the family farm at 370 River St. in Montpelier, Vermont, in about 1905. The complex included a pond with a fountain and a summer house or gazebo. The vantage point faces…

Black and white photograph which has yellowed with age, depicting the freshly hayed field at the Marvin Farm on Route 302 in Montpelier, Vermont. A man, young child, and dog stand amidst dozens of hay mounds. The child appears to be holding a rake…

View of the Marvin Farm (barn and home) from directly across Route 302 in Montpelier, VT, taken in winter. The barn is to the left of the house, just off the road. A row of stone markers lines the edge of the property, separating it from the road.…

A monument to Daniel P. Thompson (1795-1868), author of The Green Mountain Boys and other works, was dedicated by the DAR on May 25, 1929. Dorman B.E. Kent (1875-1951), librarian of the Vermont Historical Society, gave an address and stands at the…

The Lobster Pot Restaurant, formerly located in downtown Montpelier, moved to the Barre-Montpelier Road in 1995 and took over the old Tower Restaurant building.