Name/Title
PhotoEntry/Object ID
FCC2023.11Description
Cottage. in foreground and another in the trees at the former site of Fort Cassin at the mouth of the Otter Creek.Photograph Details
Subject
Caption says this is the cottage of B.A. Beal on the site of Old Fort Cassin at the Mount of Otter Creek, Vergennes, Vermont.Subject Place
* Untyped Subject Place
FerrisburghCounty
Addison CountyState/Province
VermontContext
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 CollectionCataloged By
Remsen, NancyInscription/Signature/Marks
Type
LabelLocation
on photographTranscription
Cottage of B.A. Beal on the site of Old Fort Cassin at the mouth of Otter Creek, Vergennes, Vt. No. 14Dimensions
Height
3-1/4 inWidth
5-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
FerrisburghCounty
Addison CountyState/Province
VermontProvenance
Notes
Photos photographed and scanned with permission from owner, Richard Alther, Ferrisburgh.Created By
Nancy RemsenCreate Date
November 7, 2023Updated By
Nancy RemsenUpdate Date
November 7, 2023