Newbury in Orange County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Bayley-Hazen Military Road

1776 - 1779

— Began Just North at Wells River —

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Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015

1. Bayley-Hazen Military Road Marker

Inscription.
Conceived, planned, laid out & financed by Newbury founder, Gen. Jacob Bayley 1726–1815, who on Nov. 24, 1775, presented his plan to Gen. George Washington for a shorter military route to Canada. On Washington's orders, Bayley began road in spring of 1776. After 26 mi., it was halted until 1779 when Washington ordered Col. Moses Hazen & Col. Timothy Bedel to report to Bayley & continue his road about 26 mi. further northwest to Hazen's Notch now Westfield, VT. Thos. Johnson, Frye Bayley, Abial & Silas Chamberlain, John McLean & Native American, "Indian Joe", surveyed road for Gen. Bayley. Most are buried here at Ox Bow Cemetery near Gen. Bayley.

Erected 2012 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Roads & Vehicles • 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 1776.

Location. 44° 5.307′ N, 72° 2.894′ W. Marker is in Newbury, Vermont, in Orange County. It is on Main Street (U.S. 5) 0.2 miles north of Oxbow Road, on the right when traveling north. Marker is located near the entrance to Oxbow cemetery. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newbury VT 05051, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley

and in the Green Mountains.

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.

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At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Old Court House (within shouting distance of this marker); Col. Thomas Johnson (within shouting distance of this marker); Colonel Thomas Johnson (approx. 0.4 miles away); Elmbank (approx. half a mile away); Jacob Bayley (approx. 0.8 miles away); General Jacob Bayley (approx. 0.9 miles away); Terminal Of Coos Road (approx. 1.1 miles away in New Hampshire); Soldiers of Haverhill Memorial (approx. 1.1 miles away in New Hampshire). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newbury.

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Also see . . . Wikipedia - Bayley Hazen Military Road. (Submitted on September 1, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)

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Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 26, 2015

2. Wideview of Bayley-Hazen Military Road Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on August 1, 2025. It was originally submitted on August 31, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 1,790 times since then and 76 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 31, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.