Ball Mountain Dam (National ID # VT00001) is a dam in Jamaica, Windham County, Vermont, in the southeastern part of the state.
The earthen and gravel gravity dam was constructed between 1957 and 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers, with a height of 247 feet (75 m) and a length of 915 feet (279 m) at its crest. It impounds the West River of Vermont for flood control. The dam is o...
More informationButton Bay, previously known as Button Mould Bay or Buttonmold Bay, is an area of shallow water on the east shore of Lake Champlain. It is located in the town of Ferrisburgh (near Vergennes), in Addison County. It is situated between the Green Mountains of Vermont and the Adirondack Mountains in New York.
The Bay's name is from the clay concretions found on its shores which looked either like a...
More informationGreen River Reservoir State Park is a 5,500 acres (2,227 hectares) state park in Hyde Park, Vermont, on the shore of 653-acre Green River Reservoir (264 ha).
Activities includes camping, swimming, boating, fishing, picnicking (at designated da-use-sites, access by boat only), wildlife watching.
Day use is allowed in limited capacity. Only boats powered by electric motors up to 5 mph and human-...
More informationHalf Moon Pond State Park, also known as Half Moon State Park, is a wooded campground state park located within the 3,576-acre Bomoseen State Park in the town of Hubbardton, Vermont. The campsites are located on Half Moon Pond.
Activities includes boating, swimming, camping, fishing, hiking, bicycling, picnicking, wildlife watching and winter sports.
The Glen Lake Trail connects the Half Moon c...
More informationKnight Point State Park is a day use state park off US Route 2 on North Hero Island in North Hero, Vermont. Opened in 1978, the park is administered by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation, as part of the Vermont State Park system. Features include a sandy swimming beach and boat rentals on Lake Champlain, and picnic areas with cooking grills.
The park houses the Island Cent...
More informationFirst opened as a picnic and swimming area in 1953, Lake St. Catherine State Park is a 117-acre (0.5 km2) state park located in Poultney, Vermont on the northern end of Lake Saint Catherine.
Activities include camping, swimming, boating, fishing, hiking, picnicking, wildlife watching and winter sports.
Facilities include 50 tent/RV sites and 11 lean-to sites, a snack bar and boat rentals. Park ...
More informationTownshend Dam is a dam in Townshend, Windham County, Vermont.
The earthen dam was constructed in 1961 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers with a height of 126 feet and a length of 1700 feet at its crest. It impounds Vermont's West River for flood control and seasonal storm water management. The dam is owned and operated by the Corps of Engineers. Its National ID number is VT00004.
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More informationThe Crown Point Road, or the Crown Point Military Road, is a historic road built in 1759-60, mostly in what is now the United States state of Vermont. It was built by British Army and colonial militia forces to connect Fort Crown Point near the southern end of Lake Champlain to the Fort at Number 4 in what is now Charlestown, New Hampshire. It was the first major road in Vermont, spurring dev...
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