Pownal, Vermont
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Pownal is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town population was 3,258. The town of Pownal includes the villages of Pownal, North Pownal, and Pownal Center
Former Country Store
The Mooar-Wright House in 1909, one of the oldest houses in Vermont
Addie Card, child laborer, from a 1910 photograph by Lewis Hine.
Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, North Pownal
James A. Garfield
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James Abram Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 1881 until his death in September that year after being shot in July. A preacher, lawyer, and Civil War general, Ga
Pownal, Vermont
…to an academy for boys. The academy prepared boys for college (and became the foundation for Arthur's future path to study law). Future President James Garfield also taught in North Pownal. Both cotton mills and woolen mills operated during the 19th century. The wool industry reached its peak between 1820 and…
Garfield c. 1881
Replica of the log cabin in Moreland Hills, Ohio, where Garfield was born
Garfield at the age of 16
Lucretia Garfield in the 1870s