Civil War Adventure - St. Albans, Vermont - Signs of History on Waymarking.com

Long Description:

HERE WAS ENACTED ONE OF THE STIRRING INCIDENTS OF THE ST. ALBANS RAID OCTOBER 19TH 1864 AN ADVENTURE OF THE CIVIL WAR ERECTED OCTOBER 19TH 1914

This plaque was placed on the fiftieth anniversary of the St. Albans Raid, the northernmost action of the Civil War, as described here.

According to James Campi of the Civil War Preservation Trust (in his book Civil War Sites, 2nd: The Official Guide to the Civil War Discovery Trail) this was the Franklin County Bank (one of the three banks robbed during the raid), which became the Franklin-Lamoille Bank and is now a TD Bank branch.

Group that erected the marker: Not identified Address of where the marker is located. Approximate if necessary: 8 North Main Street St. Albans, VT US 05478 URL of a web site with more information about the history mentioned on the sign: Not listed

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