Fort Bridgman Marker
Fort Bridgman
The first white settlement
In Vernon, Vt.
Built in 1737,
The scene of many Indian massacres
Sacked and burned by the Indians
For the third time
June 27, 1755,
After having slain
Caleb Howe
And taken captive fourteen persons
Among whom were his wife
Jemima Howe
And her seven children.
Land given for this purpose by the
Hubbard Brothers
This boulder from the “Howe Farm”
Was contributed by
Hon. George E. Howe
Of Boston, Mass.
A lineal descendant of Caleb and Jemima Howe
Erected by the town of Vernon, June 27, 1911.
Marker is on Fort Bridgman Road (Route 142) ¼ mile north of Hubbard Road, on the left when traveling south.
Courtesy hmdb.org
