Matthew Lyon

Matthew Lyon (HM1HEQ)

Location: Fair Haven, VT 05743 Rutland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 35.649', W 73° 15.95'

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Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder


Matthew Lyon, Irish-born leading grantee, built grist, saw and paper mills here, 1783, and a forge above. He ran first store, inn, and newspaper. As Congressman from Vermont he was jailed under the Sedition Law and later elected from Kentucky and Arkansas.
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Placed ByVermont Historic Sites Commission
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Date Added Thursday, September 11th, 2014 at 5:54pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 639980 N 4828258
Decimal Degrees43.59415000, -73.26583333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 35.649', W 73° 15.95'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 35' 38.94" N, 73° 15' 57" W
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Area Code(s)802
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 68 Bluenose Dr, Fair Haven VT 05743, US
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