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894
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1940 Pony Express. Started by William Russell
born in Burlington, VT 1812.
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899
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1940 Statue of Liberty. The designer of the
pedestal was archi tect Richard Morris Hunt, born in
Brattleboro, VT in 1828.
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903
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1941 150th Anniversary State hood, First Day at
Montpelier, VT 3/411941.
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922
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1944 Transcontinental Railroad. Major General
Grenville M. Dodge,
a Norwich University grad uate, was in charge of
building the Union Pacific Railroad.
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950
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1947 Utah Centefinial. Settled by Mormons under
the leadership of Vermont natives Brigham Young and Joseph
Smith.
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954
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1948 California Gold Centennial. Frederick
Billings,
native of Woodstock, VT, was General Sutter's
lawyer.
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954
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1948 California Statehood. Frederick Billings,
native of Woodstock, VT,
was president of Northern Pacific Railroad.
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956
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1948 Four Chaplains. Rev. George Fox served in
several Vermont churches.
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957
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1948 Wisconsin State Capitol at Madison, WI built
of Barre, VT granite.
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964
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1948 Oregon Territory. Jason Lee, an Oregon
pioneer, was born in Stanstead (then in VT) in 1803.
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