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Matthew Lyon -- Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder

Rutland County · Near U.S. Route 4 & Route 22A, Fair Haven

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.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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