Hello Friends of the Road(s), Allow me to begin by apologizing to those who have paid for merchandise, but have not yet received the “goods”. I can give you a few lame sounding excuses, but instead, I’ll just say that I have received your requests, and will get them in the mail sometime in the next few days. In case you didn’t notice the subtle change in my letter opening, I chose to add the “s” to “Road”. Many of us have taken an interest in the Hubbardton Military Road, or perhaps the Ti-Branch of the CPR, or even the Bayley-Hazen Road. For those who missed the car tour along the Bayley last year, be sure to make your voices heard if you want us to revisit that road in the future. Last month we had a great Spring day for our outing in Brandon. Leader Jim Rowe led us through a varied terrain and pointed out some areas that had a good likelihood of being the original route of the CPR. Just as a reminder to everyone, we have some areas we are confident that is the original route of the CPR, but much of the route is only “believed to be”, or “possibly” the route. With only a few known artifacts, and over 250 years since the road was formalized, the exact route has been mostly lost to time. But new information continues to be found all the time, and thanks to historical documents being made public, we continue to learn about the CPR. We want to do more archeological research which may uncover more artifacts as well. To all those who have mailed in your membership dues, THANK YOU! Your generosity will go toward future outings, research and preservation of the CPR history. Also, we got a few responses to our request for volunteers in the recent mailing. We’ll be sure to contact those individuals soon to make arrangements for your efforts. As with all non-profit organizations, It is essential to get more volunteers and keeping our membership healthy. For those who are not members of Facebook, I have attached some images that were posted recently in the Crown Point Road Facebook page. Tom Hughes does most of the contributions to the page. Thanks Tom for all your help! Here’s a link to a New York State website that gives 5 reasons to make Crown Point, NY on your summer bucket list: https://expo.newyorkupstate.com/life-and-culture/g66l-2019/05/0b310dcc45de4/5-reasons-crown-point-ny-needs-to-be-on-your-summer-bucket-list.html While you have your calendars out, I hope many of you have Saturday reserved for our upcoming outing. For years, Jim Rowe has led car tours sharing the routes of the Crown Point Road and the Hubbardton Military Road. The car tours have become immensely popular and now Jim has been inspired to create a new tour that highlights many noteworthy sites along the route of the CPR. Sites will include locations where revolutionary war taverns existed, historic homesteads, and other historic landmarks. This year will be the first part of the complete tour which will cover everywhere between Springfield, Vt and Crown Point, NY. I hope to see many of you Saturday. Here is the official write-up for the outing: Members and the public are encouraged to attend the first segment of the Taverns, Homesteads and Other Points of Interest Car Tour. Meet at the Hoyt’s Landing (boat access on Vermont side of Connecticut River) in Springfield at 10am. We will tour by car along the original route of the Crown Point Road to learn about many points of interest. This year’s tour segment will end in the Cavendish / Ludlow area. Bring a lunch. The leader will be Jim Rowe and assisted by Rebecca Hougher. For more info, call Jim at (802) 434-7415
Enjoy the warmer weather everyone, and never abandon your interest in history. It is as important as ever to remember the past!
Cheers!
Dale ChristieCPRA Secretary of Defense