Name/Title
Political ButtonEntry/Object ID
2014.52.15Description
Pale blue political button. The button has a stylized image of a loon on a blue pond with green reeds in front. Other birds and foliage are in the background. Black letters read, "PROTECT BERLIN POND" encircling the image around the edges of the button.Context
Background from a commentary published in 2014 by "Page Guertin, a Montpelier resident and member of Citizens to Protect Berlin Pond, the group that has filed a petition with the Agency of Natural Resources to protect the pond from recreational access.
Berlin Pond has been Montpelier’s water supply source for 130 years, and during most of that time it was protected from human access, and therefore a relatively pure water supply. Now a combination of governmental action (or inaction) and a Vermont Supreme Court ruling has turned that history on its head, and Montpelier’s water supply is seriously threatened by human recreation on the pond. Montpelier owns most of the land around the pond, but a disputed area is being surveyed for the possibility of installing a gravel launch ramp for boats, to be built and financed by our Department of Fish and Wildlife (F&W).
The ramp was built and opened in 2018.Acquisition
Accession
2014.52Acquisition Method
Collected by StaffLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Button, PoliticalNomenclature Primary Object Term
Symbol, PoliticalNomenclature Sub-Class
Belief SymbolsNomenclature Class
Personal SymbolsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Depth
1/4 inCircumference
5-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
BerlinCounty
Washington CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North America