Joseph Battell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Battell

American publisher

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1839

Place of Birth: Middlebury, Vermont, United States

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1915

Profession: publisher

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Joseph Battell (July 15, 1839 – February 23, 1915) was a publisher and philanthropist from Middlebury, Vermont.
Battell is credited with preserving Vermont forest land including the land for Camel's Hump State Park.
Battell edited a newspaper, the Middlebury Register, and authored several books, including the "American Morgan Horse Registry".
He donated his horse farm to the federal Morgan horse breeding program, and is credited by some as saving the breed.
In addition, he served at the Vermont Legislature and as a trustee for Middlebury College.He was also the author of the book, Ellen--or the Whisperings of an Old Pine, a dialogue between a sixteen-year-old girl, Ellen, and a wise old white pine tree.
Among the matters they discuss is a refutation of the wave theory of sound propagation.
It is illustrated with many photographs of Vermont scenery, including several of Ellen.
Her mountain, Mt.
Ellen, a 4000-footer partially enclosed within the Sugarbush ski area, can be found at 44.160147°N 72.929307°W? / 44.160147; -72.929307.Battell's Morgan horse farm, operated by the University of Vermont since 1951, remains operational in 2019.
In addition to its role in promoting the breed, the farm produced Morgan hoses for use as cavalry mounts by the US Army in World War I and other conflicts.