Highgate Center in Franklin County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Saxe's Mills
Photographed by Kevin Craft, June 20, 2014
1. Saxe's Mills Marker
Here in 1786 John Saxe, (Johannes Sachse) a Loyalist from Rhinebeck, N.Y, built the area's first gristmill. His sons added a sawmill, potashery, general store, post office, and tavern. They incorporated the town of Highgate in this house in 1805, and served in numerous offices; Matthew as Highgate's first elected Town Clerk, Conrad as Captain of the militia during the War of 1812, and Peter as member of the Vermont General Assembly and Franklin County Judge. Peter's son, John Godfrey Saxe, born here in 1816, ran twice for Governor but is best remembered for his poetry.
Erected 2006 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers • War of 1812. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1786.
Location. 44° 59.65′ N, 73° 3.99′ W. Marker is in Highgate Center, Vermont, in Franklin County. It is at the intersection of St. Armand Road and Ballard Road, on the left
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Regionally, this marker is in the Champlain Valley. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also the Vermont Republic.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 14 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Founding of Philipsburg / La Fondation de Philipsburg (approx. 3.3 miles away in Canada); Highgate Falls Lenticular Truss Bridge (approx. 6.9 kilometers away); Mazipskoik (Missisquoi) Native Village and Jesuit Mission / Village Autochtone et Mission Jesuite de (approx. 8 kilometers away); First People of the Missisquoi Delta (approx. 8.7 kilometers away); 10,000 Years of Fishing / 10 000 ans de pêche (approx. 8.8 kilometers away); Swanton (approx. 10 kilometers away); The Bohannon Site (approx. 12.9 kilometers
Photographed by Kevin Craft, June 20, 2014
2. Wideview of Saxe's Mills Marker
Another marker is no longer nearby. Missisquoi Village and Mission (was approx. 9.9 kilometers away but has been permanently removed).
Photographed by Kevin Craft, June 20, 2014
3. Memorial Marker Dedicated to John Godfrey Saxe
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,226 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on June 21, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
