Birchbark building January 23, 2023 RWhitcomb-editor “Back of State and Main” (in Montpelier Vt.) (inkjet on birchbark), by Burlington, Vt.-based photographer Richard Moore, at The Front gallery, Montpelier, Vt., though Jan. 29. Main Street in downtown Montpelier.— Photo by GearedBull Montpelier in 1884. Note the state capitol. The Winooski River enjoys flooding the city from time to time.