This Place in History: The Bayley-Hazen Military Road

Описание: During the American Revolution, Moses Hazen led an effort in 1779 to construct a military road from Newbury, Vermont to Quebec to help with a potential invasion of Canada during the American Revolutionary War. Hazen never completed construction on the road: he was recalled by General George Washington, who noted that the road was a ruse to distract the British and their resources.

Vermont Historical Society Executive Director Steve Perkins and ABC 22 & Fox 44 Anchor Mike Hoey headed out to the site of the road to learn more about it and the role it played in the American Revolution.

This Place in History is produced in partnership by ABC 22 & FOX 44 (www.mychamplainvalley.com) and the Vermont Historical Society.

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Further reading:
Read about the Hazen Bayley Military Road on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bayley_...
Read about the road on Cross Vermont: https://www.crossvermont.org/images/p...
Read "Then Again: Revolutionary-era road would have been part of an invasion" on VT Digger: https://vtdigger.org/2023/08/06/then-...
Read "Why Bayley-Hazen is One of Vermont’s Most Historic Dirt Roads" on Happy Vermont: https://happyvermont.com/2016/08/19/h...

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