How McGee's Corner Came to Be

Name/Title

How McGee's Corner Came to Be

Entry/Object ID

2025.7.1

Description

A story about how the home located at the northwest corner of the intersection of Marsett and Falls Road in Shelburne, Vermont was constructed by John McGee from lumber salvaged from "The Piggery" located on Shelburne Farms. The images and quotations in the publication were scanned from a McGee family photo album put together by Mereli McGee. Family information and clarifications was gathered from correspondence between Joseph McGee, John's son, and his siblings. Additional information was research by David Boucher. All of the correspondence and additional scanned images can be found in the 2025.7.1 McGee John and Mereli Home Construction Shelburne Historical Society Digital Archives.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

History

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Literary Works

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Publication Details

Publication Type

Essay

Author

Boucher, David, McGee, Joseph

Editor

McGee, Joseph

Publisher

Shelburne Historical Society

Place Published

Town

Shelburne

State/Province

Vermont

* Untyped Place Published

United States

Continent

North America

Date Published

Jul 14, 2025

Copyright

Type of License

Copright Statement - In Copyright

Copyright Holder

Shelburne Historical Society

Created By

Boucher, David

Create Date

July 28, 2025

Updated By

Boucher, David

Update Date

July 28, 2025