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Rokeby' -- Home of Rowland E. Robinson -- Writer of Vermont Folklore

Rokeby' -- Home of Rowland E. Robinson -- Writer of Vermont Folklore is a Vermont historical marker in Ferrisburgh, Addison County.

U.S. Route 7, near village, Ferrisburgh

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Here in 1833, Rowland E. Robinson was born of Quaker parentage. He became a popular illustrator and interpreter of nature and Yankee dialect. Rokeby was a station on the Underground R.R. Here are the blind authors memorabilia. Open to the public during summer.

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Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1831 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1832 · New Hampshire (A. Finley, 1832) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1841 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1857 · Map of Addison County, Vermont (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)

Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering the location of Rokeby' -- Home of Rowland E. Robinson -- Writer of Vermont Folklore, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. 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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