Thursday, October 27, 2022

New England's National Historic Landmarks: Vermont


The National Register of Historic Places contains more than 85,000 sites, but only some 2,500 of them have been listed as National Historic Landmarks. New England is home to hundreds of these particularly significant structures, objects and places.

Above:
The Great Seal of the State of Vermont

VERMONT
Rokeby, Ferrisburgh

This property has been designated a National Historic Landmark for its association with Rowland T. Robinson (1796-1879), a Quaker and ardent abolitionist who openly sheltered escaped slaves here as part of the Underground Railroad.