North Pownal in Bennington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Early Eighteenth Century Settlement
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 18, 2014
1. Early Eighteenth Century Settlement Marker
This site commemorates the gateway of Vermont’s earliest Dutch settlement, the Rensselaerwyck Manor settlement. The Diel Homestead, built by Bastion Diel in the early 1700s, is considered the second earliest dwelling in Pownal. The property’s large Dutch barn still stands across this historic roadway, today’s Route 346, which passes through Massachusetts, Vermont and New York. Bastion’s grandson, Mikel Diel, also lived here, was a Green Mountain Boy under Colonel Seth Warner, and fought at the Battle of Bennington August 16, 1777.
Erected 2011 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Settlements & Settlers • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1777.
Location. 42° 48.407′ N, 73° 16.472′ W. Marker is in Pownal, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is in North Pownal. It is on Vermont Route 346 0.1 miles west of Indian Massacre Road, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office
this page online
Regionally, this marker is in Southern Vermont. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pownal (approx. 0.4 miles away); Witch Trial (approx. 0.8 miles away); Alan Strobridge Recreation Complex (approx. 0.8 miles away); The North Pownal Mill Site (approx. 0.8 miles away); Brimmer Farm (approx. 2.3 miles away in New York); Vermont U.S. 7 follows historic route (approx. 2.7 miles away); Reynolds Farm (approx. 4.1 miles away in New York); Hoosick WW I & II Memorial (approx. 4.7 miles away in New York). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pownal.
Photographed by Kevin Craft, October 18, 2014
2. Wideview of Early Eighteenth Century Settlement Marker
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 10, 2024
3. Early Eighteenth Century Settlement Marker
Marker is still in place
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, June 10, 2024
4. Early Eighteenth Century Settlement Marker
Photographed by Jimmy Emerson, Oct 2019
5. Early Eighteenth Century Settlement Marker
The paint was peeling off.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 17, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 24, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,896 times since then and 67 times this year. Last updated on October 8, 2020, by Brian Bushner of Hoosick Falls, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 24, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 3, 4. submitted on June 10, 2024, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. 5. submitted on December 13, 2025, by Jimmy Emerson of Dalton, Georgia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
