Bayley Hazen Military Road
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The Bayley Hazen Military Road runs directely through the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont. It starts in Newbury, Vermont and proceeds to the north 54 miles to Hazens Notch near the Canadian border.
Bayley Hazen Military Road was built between 1760-1779. It was to be used by General Benedict Arnold to move his troops from Southern Vermont into Quebec for a proposed second assault during the later part of the American Revolution. During the war, the road was used little, but it helped shaped the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont.
Bayley Hazen Military Road gets its name from Colonel Jacob Bayley and Brigadier General Moses Hazen. Bayley worked on the road during the French and Indian War in 1760 and Hazen continued the work 19 years later in 1779. There were hundreds of men at work to construct it, and in 1779 it was completed. Brigadier General Hazen then went on to the Siege of Yorktown.
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- History of Ryegate, Vermont; Chapter IX. Retrieved on 2007-06-11.
