1776 - 1779
— Began Just North at Wells River —
Conceived, planned, laid out & financed by Newbury founder, Gen. Jacob Bayley 1726-1815, who on Nov. 24, 1775, presented his plan to Gen. George Washington for a shorter military route to Canada. On Washington's orders, Bayley began road in spring of 1776. After 26 mi., it was halted until 1779 when Washington ordered Col. Moses Hazen & Col. Timothy Bedel to report to Bayley & continue his road about 26 mi. further northwest to Hazen's Notch now Westfield, VT. Thos. Johnson, Frye Bayley, Abial & Silas Chamberlain, John McLean & Native American, "Indian Joe", surveyed road for Gen. Bayley. Most are buried here at Ox Bow Cemetery near Gen. Bayley.| HM Number | HM1NG9 |
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| Tags | |
| Year Placed | 2012 |
| Placed By | Vermont Division for Historic Preservation |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Monday, August 31st, 2015 at 5:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18T E 736306 N 4885933 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 44.08845000, -72.04823333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 44° 5.307', W 72° 2.894' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 44° 5' 18.42" N, 72° 2' 53.64" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 802 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 3961-4257 US-5, Newbury VT 05051, US |
| Alternative Maps | Google Maps, MapQuest, Bing Maps, Yahoo Maps, MSR Maps, OpenCycleMap, MyTopo Maps, OpenStreetMap |
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