The Horace Greeley Foundation

Poultney, Vermont

The Horace Greeley Foundation
95 On the Green
East Poultney, VT 05764

ph: 802-287-2577

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About Us

Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Tribune, suffragist, opponent of slavery, and man of letters, learned the newspaper trade in East Poultney, Vermont. He rose from humble beginnings to become one of the nation's most respected journalists.

Ms. Linda Nye Knowlton,  who resides at the Horace Greeley House in East Poultney (President of the Horace Greeley Foundation), and the late Dr. William Bloom, M.D., a retired neuro-surgeon and author of several books, are co-founders of the Horace Greeley Foundation. Both Ms. Knowlton and Dr. Bloom are alums of Green Mountain College and each is a recipient of the College Distinguished Service Award.

The heart of the Greeley legend is centered in East Poultney where he lived and apprenticed in the newspaper trade. The small community of homes surrounds The Green at whose center is the East Poultney Baptist Church built in 1805. The Eagle Tavern where he boarded, the  house where he learned the printing trade, the one room school and the Melodeon Factory remain intact, as do almost all the structures that existed when Horace once purposefully began his life's work. 

 A poster from Greeley’s 1872 campaign for president.




 


 

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The Horace Greeley Foundation
95 On the Green
East Poultney, VT 05764

ph: 802-287-2577

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