Name/Title
PhotoEntry/Object ID
FCC2023.8Description
Two men sitting under a large tree on the bank of Otter Creek and another seated on the end of a canoe.Photograph Details
Subject
People enjoying a canoe on the Otter CreekSubject 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 photoTranscription
River scene on Otter Creek, mouth of old Dug Way used in letting American Fleet out of Otter Creek, War of 1812, Vergennes, Vt., No. 21Dimensions
Height
3-1/2 inWidth
5-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
* Untyped Place
FerrisburghCounty
Addison CountyState/Province
VermontRiver
Otter CreekProvenance
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