Mt. Independence Military Road -- Route to Hubbardton, 1777

Mt. Independence Military Road -- Route to Hubbardton, 1777 is a Vermont historical marker in Orwell, Addison County.

Route 22A and Route 73, Orwell

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This vital American military road to the south of here was built on the September 7, 1776, orders of Gen. Horatio Gates to connect Mount Independence, a new Revolutionary War fortification on Lake Champlain, to Hubbardton, Rutland, and Fort No. 4 in New Hampshire. Gates called the road Essential to the Interest of the United States and the safety and protection of the inhabitants of all the Middle States of this Union. The road was used by soldiers traveling to the Mount and suppliers sending military stores for the new fort. On the night of July 5 and 6, 1777, as the British approached, American forces withdrew from Mount Independence and Fort Ticonderoga along the road, fighting the British at the Battle of Hubbardton on July 7.

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1756 · A map of the eastern part of the province of New York with part of New Jersey, & c (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1776 · New England. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1781 · An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1816 · Vermont (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey, 1781, covering the location of Mt. Independence Military Road -- Route to Hubbardton, 1777, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — An Accurate map of New Hampshire in New England, from a late survey, 1781, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Mt. Independence Military Road -- Route to Hubbardton, 1777

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