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Description
A record form 1816, shows the survey of a road that left
from Doud Bushnell’s dwelling (located using the Matt
Jones historical map from 1908) north westerly “over
the mountains” to a road leading to the Moretown line
(presumably North Road (TH 3)). The road length is
calculated to be 2 miles and 285 rods or approximately just
under 3 miles. The survey record, unusually, does
not mention the width of the road, though it might be assumed
that the width might have been 3 or 4 rods as until that
point the Town had only created roads of these widths. The
first record indicated a road less than three rods occurs
in 1821 (see roads records index).
Though the road shows on no town maps indicating it may
not have been used long, there is no discontinuance record
or note for this survey. Interestingly, the survey
itself mentions that the road crossed over two brooks, went
to the top of a mountain, and had one big bend or “nook”.
If the town conducts a survey of the road and determines
that it really does connect Ronk Road (TH 16) with North
Road (TH 3) and at some point crosses over a mountain top
(most likely Mount Waitsfield) this road might make a nice
hiking trail.
by
Joel Alex
Supporting
Documentation
Road
5Narrative, by Joel Alex (1 pg, 8KB)
Land
Record Transcription, by Joel Alex (1
pg, 8 KB)
Road
Records Index: CCGIS ID 59, by Joel Alex (1
pg, 26 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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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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