Shelburne museum, cspan is learning more about the history. Join us as we take a look at the rail history of vermont. Chip here we are at the train station at the shelburne museum, built in 1890 five dr. William a Rutland Railroad, and service with the Central Vermont Railway as well. It was essentially built to help out with Passenger Rail service for this region, but perhaps more importantly for the webbs to be of the able to travel as they wish, to go to their summer home, the down to new york city mayor to other areas around the country. It was billed for shelburne, however, and is served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. Point,at stopped at that Passenger Rail service in this region. It was then given to the posteritysseum for s sake, to allow people to be able to see it, and with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is seen in these stations. Moved overland from shelburne here to the museum, which is not far away. It is probably a little less than a mile, one of the shortest
Including a ira allen saw the potential of Burlington Bay as a court sitting. Lake champlain flows north a Lake Champlain flows into the st. Lawrence which gives at burlington, interestingly enough, even though it is an inland place, access to the ocean. Saw that ands became interested. The area did not take off despite the attempts by ira importantake this an place by putting the university here, making it the shire town of Chittenden County with the courts and so on. 1820d not take off until three whitney Champlain Canal was finished which connected the southern and of Lake Champlain to the hudson river. It opened up all of those markets to the south of vermont. One historian has said that before 1823, Lake Champlain tipped north. After 1823, it tipped south. Burlington grew tremendously in the 1820s. Having said that it grew tremendously, the population in 1830, 7 years after the canal only 3000 but in 1800 it had only been about 1000. So it was about a prosperous it was a prosperou
Ethan allen was one of vermonts founding fathers. He was the first colonel commandant of the original Green Mountain boys, and the Green Mountain boys were at one time the Largest Paramilitary Force in north america, if not for the actions of ethan allen, and the other Green Mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. Announcer welcome to burlington, vermont on American History tv. Located on Lake Champlain, about 45 minutes south of the canadian border. It is home to the university of vermont, and it is the states most popular city with about 42,000 residents. Our comcastp of cable partners, over the next 75 minutes, we will explore the city and region. We begin on the waters of Lake Champlain. To hear how important it was to the citys origins. Welcome to Lake Champlain. We are out here today on the spirit of ethan allen interiors. Great opportunity to tip to talk about americas first great lake when it comes to historic significance. Lake champlain
Im at the historic train station at the Shelburne Museum, cspan is learning more about the history. Join us as we take a look at the rail history of vermont. Chip here we are at the train station at the Shelburne Museum, built in 1890 by dr. William stuart webb, a Rutland Railroad, and service with the Central Vermont Railway as well. It was essentially built to help out with Passenger Rail service for this region, but perhaps more importantly for the availability of the webbs to be able to travel as they wish, to go to their summer home, the down to new york city mayor to or to other areas around the country. It was built for shelburne, however, and it served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. When that stopped at that point, Passenger Rail service in this region. It was then given to the Shelburne Museum for posteritys sake, to allow people to be able to see it, and with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is seen in these stations. It was part of our founders collection over ti
New york city, or to other areas around the country. It was built for shelburne, however, it served Passenger Rail service up until 1953. When that stopped at that point, Passenger Rail service in this region. It was then given to the Shelburne Museum for posteritys sake, to allow people to be able to see it. It is exhibited with much of the Railroad Memorabilia that is typically seen in these stations. It was part of our founders collection at the time. It was moved overland from the center of shelburne here to the museum, which is not far away. It is probably a little less than a mile, one of the shortest moves that had to happen for the building of the Shelburne Museum. This is a traveling Passenger Rail car, the grand isle, built in 1899 by the palace wagner car company just before it changed ownership to the Pullman Company at the time. The president of the Rutland Railroad, dr. William seward webb, also had use of this car until about 1915 with the Rutland Railroad as a Passenger