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  • Collection: Champlain Islands Photographs

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.

General store at the "Corners"

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Three photos of the general store at the "Corners" in Grand Isle. Giles Harrington (1862-1949) owned and operated it from 1902-1910, after which he sold it to the Minckler brothers, Lester and Romeo. Lester died in 1912, leaving Romeo as sole owner.…

Milton B. Hoag's store

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Built by Milton B. Hoag at Grand Isle Railroad Station in 1914. Hoag's house stands across the road. The Grand Isle Post Office was also located here for some time. As of 1981, the building is used by the Grand Isle School as auxiliary classrooms.…

Hurlburt's Lodge

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Built in 1894 by Victor L. Hurlburt and operated by him and his wife as a summer boarding house. It has since changed hands and names in recent years with dubious success.

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.

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…

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.