Taylor Park (City of St. Albans, Vermont)

USA / Vermont / Saint Albans / City of St. Albans, Vermont / North Main Street
Site of a historic Civil War Battle, Taylor park is one of the most beautiful places in the city of Saint Albans. It is home to many millitary statues and monuments, as well as the American Flag that flies over the City of Saint Albans.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Albans_Raid
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Coordinates:   44°48'40"N   73°4'57"W

Comments

  • You can hardly call what happened in St. Albans during the Civil War a "battle." Confederate soldiers infiltrated the village over a period of days, robbed the bank and escaped to Canada with $200,000, failing to burn everything as planned. No Union military were involved. See http://www.VirtualVermont.com/history/staraid.html
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