Vermont has a history that runs deep, that’s a fact. We’ve had two presidents hail from the Green Mountain State and booming ventures in agriculture and more. We’re proud of our history and we love to learn more, and what better way to visualize our past than by looking at some of the oldest photos in VT. These historical pictures may open your eyes to how things were around the turn of the century. While these photos merely scratch the surface of our historical roots, we enjoy them nonetheless.
This photo of the Fairview Hotel taken in 1916 is the hotel, restaurant and 3rd floor ballroom.
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This historic image shows a train pulled by a steam locomotive on a track. It had gone through a deep cut into sand (under North Avenue) and deposited into the lake. This picture is thought to have been taken between 1860’s-1880’s.
You can still find homes such as this one around Burlington. They’re as beautiful as ever!
This image taken 1903 was featured among the “Summer homes among the green hills of Vermont, islands and shores of Lake Champlain, Adirondacks and Canada, reached by the popular Green Mountain route.”
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Another image featured in “Summer homes among the green hills of Vermont, islands and shores of Lake Champlain, Adirondacks and Canada, reached by the popular Green Mountain route.” This was published in 1903.
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This is a picture of Addie Card, a spinner in a North Pownal cotton mill. She claimed to be 12 years old but other workers said she was 10. She started working while on a school vacation and never returned.
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This picture of a granite quarry taken in 1915 looks a lot like the ones you still find today.
A photo of three girls all dressed up was taken in1916.
This photo of an old home was taken in 1916.
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Some of the children working at a cotton mill in North Pownal.
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Pictured is Morris Levine, age 11. He sold papers every day starting when he was 6 years old. He made 30 cents per day and 50 cents on Sundays. This photo was taken on December 17, 1916.
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If you enjoyed these oldest photos of VT, check out these 18 houses in Vermont from the 1930s that will open your eyes to a different time.
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