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Ticonderoga (1906) – National Historic Landmark
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Side-paddle-wheel Lakeboat – Shelburne Museum, Shelburne, Vermont USA • Grandest of all is the Ticonderoga, the only surviving vertical beam sidewheel steamship in the U.S., 220 ft extended, weighing 892 tons.
Electra Havemeyer Webb, creator of the Shelburne Museum] made the Ticonderoga her own Fitzcarraldo. She bought the ship, then had it dragged two miles from Lake Champlain to her Museum, exactly where it now rests in a miniature valley that she’d ordered dug for it. Why place a ship in a hole? "When you see a ship," the tourguide told us, "you don’t see it WAY UP THERE."
Electra had a model of the landlocked ship in her house, set in a model hole, and would add or take away spoonfuls of dirt till she was happy that its position was just proper. She’d then order her workmen to take away or add dirt to match. The workmen pointed out that every single of Electra’s spoonfuls equaled five dumptrucks of dirt, but she did not care. The superrich can make anything take place. She paid the cash, and lesser beings moved the dirt — and an 892 ton ship. – from the roadsideamerica.com Field Overview.
• The steamboat Ticonderoga is America’s last remaining side-paddle-wheel passenger steamer with a vertical beam engine of the sort that offered freight and passenger service on America’s lakes and rivers from the early 19th to the mid-20th centuries. Commissioned by the Champlain Transportation Organization, the Ticonderoga was built in 1906 at the Shelburne Shipyard in Shelburne, Vermont on Lake Champlain.
The Ti measures 220 feet in length and 59 feet in beam, with a displacement of 892 tons. Her steam-powered engine, handmade by the Fletcher Engine Firm of Hoboken, New Jersey, was powered by two coal-fired boilers and could obtain a maximum speed of seventeen miles per hour. – From Wikipedia, the cost-free encyclopedia.
☞ On January 28, 1964, the National Park Service designated this structure a National Historic Landmark (#66000797).
National Historic Landmarks are nationally considerable historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior since they possess exceptional worth or good quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. Right now, fewer than two,500 historic areas bear this national distinction. – [And one of only 17 in Vermont.] – Working with citizens all through the nation, the National Historic Landmarks System draws upon the knowledge of National Park Service employees who work to nominate new landmarks and give help to current landmarks.
National Historic Landmarks are exceptional places. They form a common bond among all Americans. Although there are numerous historic places across the nation, only a tiny quantity have meaning to all Americans — these we call our National Historic Landmarks. – from the National Park Service.
☞ On October 15, 1966, this structure was also added to the National Register of Historic Places (#66000797).
• Far more info: The GeoHack for 44°22′31.55″N 73°13′56.38″W.
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In July, 2010, I started a project to visit and document all seventeen Landmarks in Vermont. Here they are (in order of designation by the National Park Service):
[01] 09/22/60 – JUSTIN S. MORRILL HOMESTEAD, Strafford, Orange County
[02] 01/28/64 – TICONDEROGA (Side-paddle-wheel Lakeboat), Shelburne, Chittenden County
[03] 06/23/65 – CALVIN COOLIDGE HOMESTEAD DISTRICT, Plymouth Notch, Windsor County
[04] 12/21/65 – EMMA WILLARD Residence, Middlebury, Addison County
[05] 11/13/66 – ROBBINS AND LAWRENCE ARMORY AND MACHINE SHOP, Windsor, Windsor County
[06] 06/11/67 – GEORGE PERKINS MARSH BOYHOOD Home, Woodstock, Windsor County
[07] 05/23/68 – ROBERT FROST FARM, Ripton, Addison County
[08] 12/30/70 – VERMONT STATEHOUSE, Montpelier, Washington County
[09] 11/28/72 – MOUNT INDEPENDENCE, Orwell, Addison County
[10] 12/20/89 – STELLAFANE OBSERVATORY, Springfield, Windsor County
[11] 11/04/93 – NAULAKHA (Rudyard Kipling Residence), Dummerston, Windham County
[12] 06/19/96 – OLD ROUND CHURCH, Richmond, Chittenden County
[13] 06/19/96 – ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County
[14] 12/09/97 – ROKEBY, Ferrisburgh, Addison County
[15] 05/16/00 – ROCKINGHAM MEETING House, Windham County
[16] 05/16/00 – SOCIALIST LABOR Party HALL, Barre, Washington County
[17] 01/03/01 – SHELBURNE FARMS, Shelburne, Chittenden County
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☞ Much more photos of this and other National Historical Landmarks.
Shelburne Farms (1886) – Coach Barn (1901)
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Shelburne, Vermont USA • Shelburne Farms is 1 of the finest examples in the nation of a late 19th – 20th Century model farm and nation estate. Produced for Dr. William Seward and Lila Vanderbilt Webb, the estate is noted for its exemplary agricultural, architectural, and landscape design and style achievements. – National Historic Landmark plaque.
• A farm and country estate constructed from c.1886 to 1915, Shelburne Farms consists of roughly 1,300 acres of made and agricultural landscape and substantial wood-framed and masonry buildings representative of a mixture of Shingle and Queen Anne styles. 4 major buildings and 78 secondary buildings, structures, and web sites are situated in functional groupings between broad expanses of cleared agricultural fields with rolling hills and isolated softwood plantations, hardwood and softwood forests, gardens, and rocky lakeshore. Eleven and a half miles of curvilinear interior roads and eight miles of walking trails traverse the varied farm and estate landscape, connect the resources, and offer views and vistas of Lake Champlain and the Adirondack Mountains to the west and the Green Mountains to the east. Shelburne Farms lies at elevations among roughly 95 feet and 392 feet a.m.s.l. [above imply sea level]. Lone Tree Hill, the highest point on the home, rises from the center of the home and functions panoramic views over the fields and forests to the lake and mountain ranges – From the Landmark Nomination form.
• Shelburne Farms is a nonprofit environmental education center and National Historic Landmark on the shores of Lake Champlain in Shelburne, Vermont. It is also one of the principal concert sites for the Vermont Mozart Festival.
Shelburne Farms was developed in 1886 by Dr. William Seward Webb and Eliza Vanderbilt Webb as a model agricultural estate. They commissioned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted [and forester Gifford Pinchot,] to guide the layout of 3,800 acres (15 km2) of farm, field and forest, and New York architect Robert Henderson Robertson, to style the buildings. Shelburne Farms was incorporated as a nonprofit educational facility in 1972. Nearly 400 acres (1.six km2) of sustainably managed woodlands received Green Certification from the Forest Stewardship Council in 1998.
The Shelburne Farms grass-primarily based dairy supports a herd of 125 purebred, registered Brown Swiss cows. Their milk is produced into an award-winning farmhouse cheddar cheese. The farm serves as an educational resource by practicing rural land use that is environmentally, economically and culturally sustainable. Guests may appreciate the walking trails, children’s farmyard, inn, restaurant, home tours and particular events. – From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
☞ On August 11, 1980, this Historic District was added to the National Register of Historic Areas (#80000330).
☞ On January 3, 2001, the National Park Service designated this Historic District a National Historic Landmark (#80000330), making it the newest Landmark in Vermont.
National Historic Landmarks are nationally significant historic places designated by the Secretary of the Interior simply because they possess exceptional value or top quality in illustrating or interpreting the heritage of the United States. These days, fewer than 2,500 historic areas bear this national distinction. – [And one of only 17 in Vermont.] – Working with citizens all through the nation, the National Historic Landmarks Program draws upon the experience of National Park Service staff who perform to nominate new landmarks and give help to existing landmarks.
National Historic Landmarks are exceptional places. They form a widespread bond in between all Americans. Although there are several historic locations across the nation, only a modest number have meaning to all Americans — these we call our National Historic Landmarks. – from the National Park Service.
• More information: The GeoHack for 44°23′31.69″N 73°15′26.04″W. ∞ Right here are the sites for Shelburne Farms, and The Inn at Shelburne Farms. ∞ Here’s a good aerial shot from the Locate a Museum web page by people at The Vermont Museum and Gallery Alliance.
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In July, 2010, I started a project to go to and document all seventeen Landmarks in Vermont. Here they are (in order of designation by the National Park Service):
[01] 09/22/60 – JUSTIN S. MORRILL HOMESTEAD, Strafford, Orange County
[02] 01/28/64 – TICONDEROGA (Side-paddle-wheel Lakeboat), Shelburne, Chittenden County
[03] 06/23/65 – CALVIN COOLIDGE HOMESTEAD DISTRICT, Plymouth Notch, Windsor County
[04] 12/21/65 – EMMA WILLARD Home, Middlebury, Addison County
[05] 11/13/66 – ROBBINS AND LAWRENCE ARMORY AND MACHINE SHOP, Windsor, Windsor County
[06] 06/11/67 – GEORGE PERKINS MARSH BOYHOOD Residence, Woodstock, Windsor County
[07] 05/23/68 – ROBERT FROST FARM, Ripton, Addison County
[08] 12/30/70 – VERMONT STATEHOUSE, Montpelier, Washington County
[09] 11/28/72 – MOUNT INDEPENDENCE, Orwell, Addison County
[ten] 12/20/89 – STELLAFANE OBSERVATORY, Springfield, Windsor County
[11] 11/04/93 – NAULAKHA (Rudyard Kipling Home), Dummerston, Windham County
[12] 06/19/96 – OLD ROUND CHURCH, Richmond, Chittenden County
[13] 06/19/96 – ST. JOHNSBURY ATHENAEUM, St. Johnsbury, Caledonia County
[14] 12/09/97 – ROKEBY, Ferrisburgh, Addison County
[15] 05/16/00 – ROCKINGHAM MEETING Residence, Windham County
[16] 05/16/00 – SOCIALIST LABOR Celebration HALL, Barre, Washington County
[17] 01/03/01 – SHELBURNE FARMS, Shelburne, Chittenden County
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☞ More pictures of this and other National Historical Landmarks.