Danville Historical Society displays Civil War memorabilia at Vermont Expo

The Danville His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety booth focused on Danville’s con­tri­bu­tions to the Civ­il War. The Expo, a two-day event is well worth attend­ing. There is so much to see and do!

The Danville His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety par­tic­i­pat­ed in the Ver­mont Expo on June 16 and 17, 2012, in Tun­bridge, Ver­mont. This event, held every two years, focused on Ver­mont in the Civ­il War and is spon­sored by the Ver­mont His­tor­i­cal Society.

Danville’s booth, enti­tled Mills, Mor­gans and Movers includ­ed infor­ma­tion on our cel­e­brat­ed war heroes, Capt. Charles Brain­erd and Col. Addi­son Pre­ston, as well as the por­trait of Thad­deus Stevens, who was born in Danville. It also paid trib­ute to the North Star, the Green­bank’s Hol­low Mill, which con­tract­ed with the Union for the mak­ing of blue woolen uni­form cloth, and Mor­gan hors­es, a favorite mount in the war, some of which were raised and trained in Danville.

If I had it to do over again,” said Pat­ty Con­ly, the new Danville His­tor­i­cal Soci­ety Pres­i­dent, “I would come for two days–one day to man the booth and one day to take in the whole event.” Oth­ers tend­ing the booth felt the same way. It was an extra­or­di­nary expe­ri­ence and well worth the hour and a half dri­ve from Danville.

 

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