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St. Albans is a town in Franklin County, Vermont. The population was 6,392 at the 2010 census. The town completely surrounds the city of St. Albans. ==History== The town was named for St Albans, England.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Profile for Saint Albans, Vermont, VT )〕 On October 19, 1864, St. Albans was the site of the St. Albans Raid, the northernmost Confederate land action of the American Civil War, which was basically, an enemy cavalry raid and bank robbery across the border from Quebec, Canada.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= Saint Albans Raid )〕 The town of St. Albans and the city of St. Albans were separated in 1902. References to "St. Albans" prior to this date generally refer to the town center, which now belongs to the city. The town was incorporated in 1859, and the city in 1902.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title= St. Albans 05478 )〕 Henri Le Caron, who, while acting as a secret agent of the British government, held the position of "Inspector-General of the Irish Republican Army," asserts that he distributed fifteen thousand stands of arms and almost three million rounds of ammunition in the care of the many trusted men stationed between New York and St. Albans, in preparation for the unsuccessful Fenian raid on Canada which took place in April 1870.〔Buescher, John. "(What Happened to the Fenians After 1866? )" (Teachinghistory.org ), accessed 8 October 2011〕 United States General George Meade, forewarned, captured much of these munitions as they arrived.〔Tom Huntington: ''Searching for George Gordon Meade: The Forgotten Victor of Gettysburg''. Stackpole Books, 2013.〕 Amelia Earhart was said to have flown here May 22, 1934. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「St. Albans (town), Vermont」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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