Remember Baker

Remember Baker is a Vermont historical marker in Arlington, Bennington County.

Old Mill Road at Junction of Ice House Road, Arlington

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Prior to Vermont becoming a state, settlers holding land titles from New Hampshire conflicted with New York authorities who claimed the same lands. Remember Baker was one such settler, building a grist mill and homestead in East Arlington in 1764. A captain in the Green Mountain Boys, Baker defended settlers’ claims alongside his cousins Seth Warner and Ethan and Ira Allen. Arrest warrants were issued by New York and in an attack in East Arlington on March 21, 1772, led by Justice John Munro, Baker was seriously injured and captured. A rescue effort by the Green Mountain Boys intercepted Munro and Baker returned to Vermont after a 24-hour ordeal. During the Revolutionary War, Baker was killed while scouting near Isle aux Noix in Quebec.

Maps this old were drawn largely by eye, so places on them can sit miles from where they really are. The pin is ours and marks the marker's location today.

TodayHistorical map

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Historical maps covering this location

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)
1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Vermont, 1795, covering the location of Remember Baker, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont, 1795, covering this location. David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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