St. Albans Raid

St. Albans Raid is a Vermont historical marker in Franklin County.

U.S. Route 7, Taylor Park, St. Albans City

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The Civil War entered Vermont, Oct. 19, 1864, when 22 Confederates spread terror from the north, robbed 3 banks and shot up the town. Stealing horses, they fled back into Canada. There, after trial, they were freed and the banks partially reimbursed.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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1864 · Engineers Map Of The State Of New York (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Railroad and post office map of Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1874 · New Hampshire and Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1876 · Map Of Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Railroad and post office map of Vermont, 1874, covering the location of St. Albans Raid, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Railroad and post office map of Vermont, 1874, covering this location. David Rumsey 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

St. Albans Raid

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