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Description
Known as the Donahoe Road this road has very extensive documentation
and was laid in 1873 and opened in 1874 (see CCGIS record
156). It connected the Barnard Estate on what is now
North Road (TH 3) to the farm of Francis Donahoe, who it appears
had a farm in Waitsfield just over the town line with Moretown
and even may have owned land on either side of the town lines.
Francis Donahoe’s actually dwelling house is shown
on the Walling
Atlas to be on the Moretown side of the line, though it
should be noted, says town historian Richard Bisbee, that
the Walling Atlas is notorious for inaccuracies and therefore
may have, in fact, been on the Waitfield side. Regardless,
this road connected to Donahoe’s land on the Waitsfield
side of the
line. Most of this road was laid as a pent road except
for the first 28 rods which were laid as a regular “open”
road.
Because of its extensive documentation, this road should be
fairly easy to locate today leading from a bend in North Road
and most likely connecting with a road that extends from South
Hill Road in Moretown over the town line into Waitsfield.
Thus when combined with Road
ID 1, it could provide a loop from North Road to Floodwoods
Road via South Hill Road in Moretown.
by
Joel Alex
Supporting
Documentation
Road
4 Narrative, by Joel Alex (1 pg, 8KB)
Land
Record Transcription, by Joel Alex (3
pgs, 13 KB)
Road
Records Index: CCGIS ID 156, by Joel Alex (3
pgs, 17 KB)
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Links
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| Town
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Waitsfield
Town Plan - Chapter 8 Transportation (2005) - (12
pgs, 584 KB) |
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Official
Waitsfield Town Highway Map (VTrans Web site) |
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Historic
Waitsfield Town Highway Maps |
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| Publications
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Ancient
Roads Guidance Document, VTrans, Aug. 2009 - (11
pgs) |
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Legislative
Report Pursuan to Act 178 Section 12(a), VTrans, 2007
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Legislative
Report Pursuan to Act 178 Section 12(a), VTrans, 2008
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Updated
Ancient Roads Overview, VLCT - (7 pgs)
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Public
Hearing Requirements, VLCT - (2 pgs)
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How
to Find Ancient Roads, by Paul Gillies - (4
pgs) |
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| Other
Links |
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Vermont
Agency of Transportation - Ancient Roads |
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Ancient
Roads Research and Mapping Grant Program - Dept. of Housing
& Community Affairs |
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Title
19 Vermont Statutes Annotated - Highways |
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Act
178 - Unidentified Corridors, May 23, 2006 |
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Title
19 Vermont Statutes Annotated - Highways |
Contacts
Valerie J. Capels, Town
Administrator
Waitsfield Town Office
9 Bridge Street
Waitsfield, VT 05673
Phone: (802) 496-2218
Fax: (802) 496-9284
E-mail: 
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Updated
November 7, 2009
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