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night of 1811 when the building burned to the ground.
WHEN the fire broke out Dr. Thornton found the nearest exit blocked by a beautiful Frenchwoman whose hair had come loose, “falling in wild disarray to touch the ground.” Winding his hands in her hair he lowered her out of the window.
The lady’s name was Caroline Homasel. Following their marriage in 1812 the name of “La petite Mademoiselle from Philadelphia” became legendary. Today there are still mountain children with the name of “Homie” in the County.
The great and near great beat a path to her door. The mountain people were as royally entertained as Louis Philippe, who visited Montpelier on his way to exile in Kentucky.
Last week’s pageant captured the essence of Montpelier’s romantic history. The bewigged gentlemen and hoop-skirted ladies dancing to
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