Name/Title
PhotoEntry/Object ID
FCC2023.7Description
Photo of a centennial celebration in 1914 of a 1814battle at Fort Cassin.Photograph Details
Subject
A crowd gathered on the shore at Fort Cassin to celebrate the centennial of War of 1812 battle at Fort Cassin.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
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LabelLocation
Under photoTranscription
1814-1914 celebrationRelationships
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 2, 2023Updated By
Nancy RemsenUpdate Date
November 2, 2023