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The Royalton Raid -- October 16, 1780

Windsor County · Route 14, in village at Bridge Street, Royalton

October 16, 1780 To terrorize the valley from Tunbridge to Royalton, nearly 300 Indians led by a British officer fell on these defenseless frontier settlements, killing 4, taking 26 prisoners and reducing Royalton to ashes. The captives hauled back to Canada were sold for $8.00 a head. This was the most calamitous of Vermonts many Indian raids.

David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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