We hear a lot of sound (but little substance) these days from Washington, D.C., about adding a fifth face to Mount Rushmore.
Joseph Battell was a quirky fellow. Born in Middlebury in 1839, he attended Middlebury College but dropped out before graduating. In 1861, he went on a European tour to restore ...
Editor’s note: Glimpses of Vermont’s Past is a weekly history column aimed at the examination of important individuals, mo­ments, objects and places from Vermont history. In 2026, we will look at the ...