Bradford -- Home of Maker of First Globes and Birthplace of Adm. Clark
Home of Maker of First Globes and Birthplace of Adm. Clark Home of Maker of First Globes and Birthplace of Adm. Clark James Wilson, a Bradford farmer and self-taught engraver, in early 1800s made and sold the first geographical globes in the U.S. Adm. Chas. Clark, born here in 1843, was Captain of the Oregon which sailed around Cape Horn to defeat Spanish at Santiago Bay in 1898.
Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation
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