佛蒙特州为冯·特拉普家族立历史路牌,10月7日斯托揭幕

据《伯灵顿自由新闻报》报道,佛蒙特州一块纪念冯·特拉普(von Trapp)家族的路边历史遗址路牌于10月7日下午2点在斯托的冯·特拉普家族旅馆度假村(von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort)正式揭幕,将这个家族载入该州官方历史版图。
据报道,揭幕仪式在度假村特拉普山路(Trapp Hill Road)举行,联邦参议员彼得·韦尔奇(Peter Welch)、州与地方官员、社区领袖、冯·特拉普家族成员及公众受邀出席。这块路牌加入了佛蒙特州200多块路边历史路牌的行列。
路牌由佛蒙特州历史保护处管理的“路边历史遗址路牌项目”设立,该项目以绿金相间的路牌纪念在佛蒙特州、地区乃至全国历史上发挥重要作用的人物、地点与事件。提名来自公众,经历史学家审核后批准。
这块新路牌纪念的不仅是其故事启发了美国文化中最受欢迎的音乐剧之一《音乐之声》的那个家庭,也纪念他们在佛蒙特州建立的生活。1938年德国吞并奥地利后,特拉普家族离开奥地利,以歌手身份在美国巡演,最终于1942年在斯托定居——他们被这片酷似故乡的风景吸引。
他们将这处称为“Cor Unum”(拉丁语,意为“一心”)的产业作为在美国的永久家园;数十年来,家族在此经营的旅馆度假村成为佛蒙特州旅游业的标志之一,吸引全球游客。家族成员表示,这块路牌将让未来的旅行者了解传奇背后的真实故事。
Vermont Unveils Historic Marker Honoring the von Trapp Family in Stowe
STOWE, Vt. — A Vermont Roadside Historic Site Marker honoring the von Trapp family was unveiled Oct. 7 at the von Trapp Family Lodge & Resort in Stowe, cementing the family's place in the state's official historical landscape, the Burlington Free Press reported.
The dedication ceremony took place at 2 p.m. on Trapp Hill Road, overlooking the resort's Kaffeehaus Bakery, with members of the von Trapp family, U.S. Sen. Peter Welch, state and local officials, community leaders and members of the public invited to attend. The marker joins more than 200 roadside markers across Vermont.
Administered by the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation, the Roadside Historic Site Marker Program uses its signature green-and-gold markers to honor people, places and events that have played significant roles in the history of Vermont, the region and the nation. Nominations come from the public and are vetted by historians before approval.
The new marker recognizes not only the family whose story inspired "The Sound of Music" — one of the most beloved musicals in American culture — but also the life they built in Vermont. After leaving Austria following the German annexation in 1938, the Trapp family toured the United States as singers before settling in Stowe in 1942, drawn to a landscape that reminded them of their homeland.
They made the property they called Cor Unum — Latin for "one heart" — their permanent home in the United States, and the lodge they built there grew over the decades into one of Vermont's signature tourism landmarks, drawing visitors from around the world. Family members said the marker ensures that future generations of travelers will understand the real story behind the legend.
图片来源:图:斯托的特拉普家族小屋(Trapp Family Lodge)冬景。摄影:Dudesleeper,CC BY 2.5,来源:Wikimedia Commons

