What to see in America . Haying in a Grken Mountain Valley III Vermont In the colonial wars the predatory parties which moved backand forth between Canada and the frontier settlements ofNew England followed the waterways. These waterwayswere navigable almost to their sources by the light birchcanoes of the Indians ; and in winter, when they were frozen,they still offered the routes of easiest grade for snowshoesand sledges. The route oftenest chosen was by way of , and up Otter Creek, then down White River andthe Connecticut. This was commonly known as the IndianRoad, and for nea
What to see in America . Haying in a Grken Mountain Valley III Vermont In the colonial wars the predatory parties which moved backand forth between Canada and the frontier settlements ofNew England followed the waterways. These waterwayswere navigable almost to their sources by the light birchcanoes of the Indians ; and in winter, when they were frozen,they still offered the routes of easiest grade for snowshoesand sledges. The route oftenest chosen was by way of , and up Otter Creek, then down White River andthe Connecticut. This was commonly known as the IndianRoad, and for nearly the whole distance it was on the bordersof or in Vermont. The raids from Canada led to the estab-lishment of Vermonts first settlement, Fort Dummer, in thesouthern part of what is now Brattleboro. The fort was builtby Massachusetts, and was named in honor of that colonyslieutenant governor. Shortly after its completion in 1724,it was attacked by Indians, and several of its occupants werekilled or wounded. As soon as
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