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Ferrisburgh–Vergennes Station
Ferrisburgh–Vergennes station is an Intermodal passenger transport, intermodal Amtrak and bus station in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, Ferrisburgh, Vermont, adjacent to the city of Vergennes, Vermont, Vergennes. The facility opened in 2007 as a free park and ride lot operated by the Vermont Agency of Transportation (VTrans). Bus service is provided by Tri-Valley Transit and Vermont Translines. The historic station building serves passengers at the Amtrak platform located along the southwest corner of the facility. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2021 as the Vergennes Station House. Rail service began on July 29, 2022, when the ''Ethan Allen Express'' was extended from Rutland (city), Vermont, Rutland to Burlington, Vermont, Burlington. Services Tri-Valley Transit, the public transit provider for Addison County, provides regional bus service to the park and ride. , the Burlington LINK Express serves the station twice in each direction each weekday (thrice o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferrisburgh, Vermont
Ferrisburgh is a town in Addison County, Vermont, United States. It was founded June 24, 1762. The population was 2,646 at the 2020 census. The town is sometimes spelled Ferrisburg. History The site that would eventually become Ferrisburgh was originally called Varenbrug, or 'Fern Bridge' by Dutch explorers from the colony of New Amsterdam. The Dutch operated a trading post at the site, doing business with French voyageurs and Native American merchants until it was abandoned during the course of the Third Anglo-Dutch War in 1673. The English burned the old Dutch trading post, and did not settle the area, which eventually became a meeting site for diverse peoples. The Abenaki and Iroquois nations maintained friendly relations at the site in the absence of European power. The site would not be contested militarily again until the American Revolution, where it saw ancillary action leading up to the Battle of Hubbardton. Ferrisburgh was named for Benjamin Ferris, who applied fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
