A historical marker recalls the 1864 St. Albans Raid, when Confederate operatives crossed from Canada and robbed local banks before fleeing north. The attack is remembered as the northernmost major land action associated with the American Civil War.
Filed under weird history: real events too strange to have made the textbook.
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Source: oakcrestheritage.com/markers/vermont/franklin-county/st-albans-raid