Bradford - Bradford VT
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PeterNoG
N 44° 00.005 W 072° 07.421
18T E 730609 N 4875904
This Vermont Historical Marker is for Bradford - Home of Maker of 1st Globes and Birthplace of Adm. Clark. It on N Main St (Hwy 5) at Wrights Ave in Bradford, Vermont.
Waymark Code: WMA9D2
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 12/07/2010
Views: 10
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Bradford
Home of Maker of 1st Globes and Birthplace of Adm. ClarkJames Wilson, a Bradford farmer and self-taught engraver, in the early 1800's made and sold the first geographical globes in the U.S.
Adm. Chas. Clark, born here in 1843, was Captain of the "Oregon", which sailed around Cape Horn to defeat Spanish at Santiago Bay in 1898.
Vermont Historic Sites Commission
Marker Name: Bradford
Location: Bradford
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