Photo

Photograph

Bixby Memorial Free Library

Name/Title

Photo

Entry/Object ID

FCC2023.17

Description

Photo of a cottage with a long porch at Fort Cassin on Otter Creek

Photograph Details

Subject Place

* Untyped Subject Place

Ferrisburgh

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Context

Fort Cassin was a hastily constructed earthworks for seven cannon built in 1813 at the mouth of the Otter Creek in Ferrisburgh. It was intended to defend the Naval Shipyard upriver in Vergennes from British Naval forces on Lake Champlain during the War of 1812. The earthworks were abandoned after the war, but in the 1820s Jahaziel Sherman, a steamboat captain and businessman based in Vergennes, built a boat landing, storehouse and hotel on the point where the fort had been located. The location continued to be called Fort Cassin.

Collection

Fort Cassin Collection

Cataloged By

Remsen, Nancy

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

above photo

Transcription

1902

Dimensions

Height

3-1/2 in

Width

4-1/2 in

Color

Black, White

Relationships

Related Places

Place

* Untyped Place

Ferrisburgh

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Related Events

Event

War of 1812

Provenance

Notes

Photos photographed and scanned with permission from owner, Richard Alther, Ferrisburgh.

Created By

Nancy Remsen

Create Date

November 7, 2023

Updated By

Nancy Remsen

Update Date

November 9, 2023