Taft Homestead Site

Taft Homestead Site is a Vermont historical marker in Townshend, Windham County.

West Townshend, 6581 Route 30, Townshend

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In 1799, Aaron Taft settled on a 100-acre farm on Taft Hill. His grandson Alphonso, born here in 1810, served as Secretary of War and Attorney General under President Grant, and as Minister to Austria-Hungary and Russia. Alphonsos son, William Howard Taft (1857-1930) became 27th President of the United States and later Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Williams son, Robert A. Taft (1889-1953) was U.S. Senator from Ohio. Many other descendants became prominent in government service.

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1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1804 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1807 · Carte des Provines Septles. des Etats-Unis. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Vermont, 1797, covering the location of Taft Homestead Site, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont, 1797, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Taft Homestead Site

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