Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead

Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead is a Vermont historical marker in Shaftsbury, Bennington County.

3871 Route 7A, Shaftsbury

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Jonas Galusha, born in Norwich, CT in 1753, moved his family to Shaftsbury in 1775. During the Revolutionary War he served with Seth Warners Green Mountain Boys and was at the Battle of Hubbardton and a Captain during the Battle of Bennington. A blacksmith, innkeeper, carpenter and politician, he became the 5th Governor of Vermont and was re-elected for 9 terms from 1809-1819. His wife, Mary, was daughter of Gov. Thomas Chittenden. Gov Jonas Galusha died in 1834 and is buried nearby in the Center Shaftsbury Cemetery. The rear ell of the present house was built in 1783 and the front, designed by master-builder Lavius Fillmore of Bennington, was constructed in 1805.

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Historical maps covering this location

1756 · A map of the eastern part of the province of New York with part of New Jersey, & c (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1760 · New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1781 · An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania, 1760, covering the location of Governor Jonas Galusha Homestead, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — New Engelland, New York, New Yersey und Pensilvania, 1760, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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