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Ronald Read, philanthropist, investor, janitor, and gas station attendant who received media coverage after his death in 2014 due to bequeathing US$1.2 million to Brooks Memorial Library and $4.8 million to Brattleboro Memorial Hospital.
The library was founded in 1887, when the Brattleboro Library Association's "Free Library" was moved to George J. Brooks Free Library. [2] Brooks was a successful paper wholesale entrepreneur, and upon his return to his hometown founded the library. [2] The library was designed by New England architect Alexander Curtis Currier. [3]
Prospect Hill Cemetery is a cemetery in Brattleboro, Vermont. [1] Founded in 1796, it was originally known as the Village Burying Ground, and then Old Village Burying Ground. [1] Additional land was acquired over time, up to 1869. [1] The cemetery includes a number of notable figures from the history of the town.
Politicians from Brattleboro, Vermont (30 P) Pages in category "People from Brattleboro, Vermont" The following 87 pages are in this category, out of 87 total.
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Ronald James in the 1940 Brattleboro High School yearbook. Read was born on October 23, 1921, to George and Florence Ray Read [1] into an indigent family that managed a farm. [2] He was raised in Dummerston, Vermont, in an extremely tiny house. [3] To travel to high school, he daily walked and hitchhiked 4 mi (6.4 km) to Brattleboro. [2]