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 Updated: 1/13/2017 
Brandon Museum at the Stephen A Douglas Birthplace
Brandon, Vermont
Description

The Stephen A Douglas Birthplace also houses the Brandon Visitor Center, which is open daily 8 am – 6 pm, 365 days a year. The Visitor Center has a public restroom and complimentary DSL Wi-Fi.

The Center is full of maps, brochures and information. There is also a municipal bathroom in the Center. Handicapped accessible.

Artifact Collections
What’s In The Brandon Museum?

Brandon History including industry, business, architecture, tourism, and immigration

The anti-slavery movement and how it grew in one small Vermont town
The story of Stephen A. Douglas, one of America’s most prominent 19th century statesmen
A study of the impact of the Civil War on this town and her people
A study of this first generation Vermont home, built in 1802 and the birthplace of Douglas, and how it changed over its +200 year
Hundreds of old Brandon photos
Stories reflecting the lives and thoughts of some of Brandon’s earliest residents
Items manufactured in Brandon
Street Address
4 Grove St.
Brandon, VT 05733
Mailing Address
PO Box 267
Brandon, VT 05733
phone: 802-247-6401
e-mail: info@brandon.org
home page: brandon.org/the-brandon-museum
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Hours of Operation
Brandon Visitor Center

The Stephen A Douglas Birthplace also houses the Brandon Visitor Center, which is open daily 8 am – 6 pm, 365 days a year.

Daily8 AM - 6 PM
The Brandon Museum

mid-May through mid-October

Daily11 AM - 4 PM
Museum Type(s)
Culture
History
Historic House
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