Vermont - Major Cross-State Route

Vermont - Major Cross-State Route is a Vermont historical marker in Lunenburg, Essex County.

Route 2, just west of Morin Road at large pull-off, Lunenburg

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U.S. 2 is the major highway between the Atlantic and Lake Champlain. It leads through St. Johnsbury, the maple sugar center, down the Winooski River to Montpelier, through the tallest mountains of Bolton Gorge to Lake Champlain at Burlington, University center and the states largest city.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1870 · A topographical map of the White Mountains, of New Hampshire (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1872 · Map of the White Mountains, And Vicinity. N.H. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1872 · Map of the White Mountains, N.H (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1877 · Map of the White Mountains of New Hampshire from Walling's map of the state 1877 (Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library)
1900 · Whitefield, New Hampshire (USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection)

A topographical map of the White Mountains, of New Hampshire, 1870, covering the location of Vermont - Major Cross-State Route, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — A topographical map of the White Mountains, of New Hampshire, 1870, covering this location. Digital Commonwealth, Boston Public Library. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

Vermont - Major Cross-State Route

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