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

Matthew Lyon -- Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder is a Vermont historical marker in Fair Haven, Rutland County.

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

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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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