Name/Title
Commemorative MedalEntry/Object ID
2000.12.24Description
Sterling silver commemorative medal. One side shows a scene of several buildings around a road at the base of a mountain. The inscription, "WILMINGTON, VERMONT NATIONAL BICENTENNIAL CHARTERED 1751 1776-1976", rings the edge. The other side is separated into three wedges: one shows a church labeled, "BAPTIST CHURCH 1839"; one shoes a two-story building with an overhanging roof labeled, "TOWN HALL 1879"; and one shows a two-story clapboard building labeled, "MEMORIAL HALL 1902".Context
Made to commemorate the US Bicentennial.Acquisition
Accession
2000.12Source or Donor
Peck, Louis Provost (1918-2008)Acquisition Method
GiftLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Medal, CommemorativeNomenclature Primary Object Term
CommemorativeNomenclature Sub-Class
MemorabiliaNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsDimensions
Dimension Description
OverallDiameter
1-1/2 inRelationships
Related Places
Place
Town
WilmingtonCounty
Windham CountyState/Province
VermontCountry
United States of AmericaContinent
North AmericaRelated Events
Event
US Bicentennial Celebration