Many of our guests at the october country inn check us out come to vermont to sample its rich and varied place in u. More than 400 reenactors will be on hand, making it one of the largest events at hubbardton. The battlefield ghost margery cuyler, arthur howard on. The fourth book in mark nesbitts popular ghosts of gettysburg book series includes more ghostly encounters on the gettysburg battlefield, on the gettysburg college campus, and in and around the town of gettysburg. The hubbardton battlefield the battle of hubbardton was an engagement in the saratoga campaign of. A great spot for reenactments and the battles are always fun. When it comes to ghosts, manassas national battlefield park ranger james burgess says, you cant prove anything by me. The 1 st of july 2016 marks the 100 th anniversary of the start of the battle of the somme, one of the deadliest battles of the first world war. Beatrix and gabriela pose at hubbardton battlefield on the steamy morning of july 7, 1777, patriot and british troops clashed in hubbardton, the only battle of the american revolution fought on vermont soil. Visit hubbardton battlefield on your trip to vermont or. Marker is at the intersection of monument hill road and st john road, on the left when traveling north on monument hill road. The taconic mountains ramble park was the vision of carson kit davidson, who passed away in 2016. The battlefield and small museum have by far one of the most breathtaking views in all of vermont and because it is so far off. The british nominally won, but their advance was stalled, allowing most of the colonists.
The population was 706 at the 2010 census the town was the site of the battle of hubbardton, where british forces attacked americans during the saratoga campaign of 1777. The hubbardton battlefield is located at 5696 monument hill road in hubbardton. Chimney point, mount independence, hubbardton battlefield offer glimpses of americas past. The hubbardton battlefield state historic site is located on monument hill road, 6 miles off vermont 30 in hubbardton, or 7 miles off exit 5 on u. The wma is on the east side of monument hill road adjacent to hubbardton battlefield. Hubbardton battlefield archives page 2 of 2 new york. Marker is in hubbardton, vermont, in rutland county. Venter, builds upon the scholarship of previous works to provide what i find to be an excellent study of the battle, events leading to it, and fall out from it.
Discover vermont history through the sites listed below. Visit the hubbardton battlefield state historic site on the july 8 9 weekend, and witness reenactors stage this fight on vermont soil between the british and american troops. The battlefield ghost by margery cuyler librarything. Acre for acre, gettysburg has earned the reputation as the most haunted place in america. The nook book ebook of the ghosts of gettysburg ii. An easy to read ghost novel intertwined with historical eleme. Hubbardton battlefield state historic site, at 5696 monument hill road, six miles east of state route 30, is open may 26 to october 14, wednesday through sunday, 10. The sites visitor center features a permanent exhibit which tells the story of the battle of hubbardton and places it in its context of the revolutionary war. Today the hubbardton battlefield is a lowkey and serene place that belies the violence, struggle, and heroism here in 1777.
Hubbardton battlefield is a historic site at the intersection of st. Eightyearold john perkinss family moves into an old farmhouse. Battle of shiloh took place april 67, 1862, when more than 23,000 union and confederate soldiers were killed. Mount zion is located near hubbardton battlefield and offers five miles of trails weaving in and. The hubbardton battlefield a site on a revolutionary war.
The stories go that his ancestors provided the soldiers with nourishment and shelter in the barn. With nearly 400 reenactors from all over the northeast, this is the largest revolutionary war. It is located in east hubbardton, about 7 miles north of route 4. Hiking in and near hubbardton vermont kit davidson 802 2732982 has trails on 420 acres in hubbardton. If you are driving up route 30 past lake bomoseen in vermont and see the signs for hubbardton battlefield i highly recommend making time for a detour. Cold harbor battlefield is where one of american historys bloodiest, most lopsided battles occurred. It is constructed from vermont marble and surrounded by a cast iron. Vermont business magazine hubbardton battlefield will come alive with the sights and sounds of the american revolution on july 8 and 9, 2017. It extends from lily pad choked swamp lands in the small town of hubbardton to the.
Our headquarters are located next to the hubbardton battlefield. The hubbardton historical society was organized in 2000. The battle of hubbardton was an engagement in the saratoga campaign of the american. Jul 21, 2018 4th annual hubbardton day celebration 2018. Tis evacuation and the battle of hubbardton journal of. Old chapel castleton state college castleton, vermont. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Spirits, apparitions and haunted places of the battlefield, by mark nesbitt, detailed the reports of ghostly apparitions in the area. Click to read more about the battlefield ghost by margery cuyler.
During the revolutionary war, the only road went past his familys property. Marker is located at the hubbardton battlefield state historic site, along the battlefield walking trail. Candlelit walking tour of historic and haunted sharpsburg, maryland. The hubbardton battlefield state historic site is open without charge on patriot day for those who wish to honor past heroes. Sketches of the history of the town of hubbardton, vt. Formerly the colleges medical academy, legend has it that the ghost of a partially dissected woman roams the chapel without her head. Hubbardton is a town in rutland county, vermont, united states. Sep 17, 2006 massachusetts xxvth continental regiment in action at the hubbardton battlefield in vermont during the summer of 2004. This was the only revolutionary war battle fought in vermont. Friends of the hubbardton military road association. The old chapel, built in 1821, is castleton state colleges oldest building. According to stories from visitors and employees the dead are restless at little bighorn.
His twelveyear old sister lisa soon senses a spooky presence as well legend has it that john and his sister lisas old house is haunted by the ghost of a revolutionary war soldier killed in the famous and bloody battle of princeton. The maryland symphony played on a stage and one of their songs was ghosts. If there was ever a place where ghosts might roam, then custer battlefield is such a place. From the first day, john is convinced the house is haunted. Walking trails on the scenic hilltop battlefield include interpretive signs that outline strategic points in the engagement. John is a seventh generation vermonter who grew up five miles from hubbardton battlefield. The rear guard action that saved america is a recently published book on the only revolutionary war battle in vermont. It may be the decapitated ghost head of a civil war soldier, or it may be a battlefield roaming native american creature, with long hair, fangs, and glowing eyes. Today, we explore the saratoga campaign of 1777 in more depth with bruce m. Take a tour of the hubbardton battlefield, united states to visit historic site in vermont. The hubbardton battlefield state historic site in hubbardton, vermont has announced their annual fullscale, living history weekend commemorating the july 7, 1777, revolutionary war battle fought there, set for the weekend of july 6 and 7, 2019. Find hubbardton battlefield in castleton with address, phone number from yahoo us local. Page 2 of 2 haunted battlefields posted in haunted places.
Excavations at the selleck cabin site, hubbardton battlefield, east hubbardton, vt maximilian ferro1978bowerover 56 pages selleck family, battle of hubbardton. On the morning of july 7, 1777, british forces, under general simon fraser, caught up with the american rear guard of the forces withdrawing from fort ticonderoga. Tennessee ghost stories battle of shiloh ghosts shiloh ghost. Revolutionary weekend at hubbardton battlefield vermont. Revolutionary weekend at hubbardton battlefield agency. Site interpreter and longtime revolutionary war reenactor bob franzoni will lead a guided trek around the battlefield from 1. Haunted places in castleton, vermont find a ghost near you. If anyone is looking to join in on a great celebration this summer, all you have to do is come to the hubbardton battlefield on saturday, july 21st, and there will be plenty of fun, food, music, games, concerts and fantastic fireworks. The only revolutionary war battle fought in vermont took place at hubbardton in 1777. Hubbardton battlefield painting by vermont artist peter. Vermont battle saved american army burlington free press. Jul 14, 2004 pick up just about any book that deals with military conflict, say from 5,000 bce and sooner or later youll come across something related to hauntings, folklore supporting it, that a particular battle was fought at a particular site, perhaps decades or further apart and strange things were accepted as fact that seemed to rise from any battlefield. The hubbardton battlefield a site on a revolutionary.
This patriotic mystery, inspired by legends surrounding the battle of princeton on january 3, 1777, stars a brother and sister who move into a historic haunted. We left the battlefield under sunny skies and took our time driving home, stopping in at the vermont book shop in middlebury and. Along side the battlefield resides the custer national cemetery where 5,000 veterans and their family members are interred. This celebration marks the 240th anniversary of the july 7 battle, the most significant revolutionary war battle fought on what would become vermont soil. The battlefield was added to the national register of historic places in 1971, and is the site of annual revolutionary war reenactments. Venture into the jennie wade house, site of the battles only civilian death. The british attacked very early the next morning, july 7, 1777, and brought on a short but very severe fight. Battle of hubbardton revolutionary war encampment weekend the 239th anniversary of the only revolutionary war battle in vermont. It may be the decapitated ghost head of a civil war soldier, or it may be a battlefieldroaming native american creature, with long hair, fangs, and glowing eyes. This patriotic mystery, inspired by legends surrounding the battle of princeton on january 3, 1777, stars a brother and sister who move into a historic haunted house near the battlefield. Along with verdun in france, and flanders in belgium, the somme was the scene of one of the greatest losses of human life on the western front and the place where the british army suffered its greatest number of casualties in one day. Top 7 battlefields with a gruesomely haunted history.
Hubbardton battlefield state historic site hubbardton, vermont page 3 july 14, 1777 the body of the army reached castletown the next evening, thirty miles from ticonderoga, and twelve from skeensborough. Reportedly a rocking chair moving, ghost children and disembodied voices have all been. The most famous ghost located on the battlefield is ol green eyes, who some dont really know how to categorize. Soldiers, citizens, and ghosts in the time of the battle of hubbardton. The battle of hubbardton involved about 2,000 troops and resulted in a total of about 600 casualties, or roughly 30 percent of all participating troops. One of the most interesting things about the antietam battlefield ghosts is that they very often show up on photos as a ghostly mist. Hubbardton battlefield in castleton hubbardton battlefield. In the book ghost towns of new england, author fessenden s.
British soldiers stormed the area chasing the american soldiers south. I know alot of people feel the pain and sorrow and death that occured here, but for some reason, i cannot feel that. The road leading to hubbardton is very long and you feel like youre in the middle of nowhere. Most of the public lands have been unconditionally protected from development, including half moon state park, hubbardton battlefield, and hubbardton wildlife management area, other areas in the conservation district include lands that are in the floodplain, and lands that are under a conservation. Battle of hubbardton revolutionary war encampment weekend at. Long before he built a japanese garden in the shadow of hubbardton s mt.
I had been collecting ghost stories of the gettysburg area since i first arrived, so i decided to approach a local publisher to see if theyd be interested in a book about the ghosts of gettysburg. The battlefield ghost cuyler, margery, mcintyre, juliana on. Our major activities include working with the state of vermont for historic site preservation and the living history association during the reenactment of the. Tennessee ghost stories bell witch of adams tennessee ghosts appalachian ghostwalks and ghost tours provides details on haunted tennessee locations such as dubose conference center, tuckaway dorm, walsh ellet hall, shelby forest, hillcrest cemetery, shiloh national military park, duncan field, signal mountain elementary, as well as haunted shiloh, and battle of shiloh. The hubbardton battlefield state historic site in hubbardton, vermont is set to hold their fourth sunday program on september 22nd. We offer a variety of highly rated gettysburg ghost tours walking, bus, specialty and more. A revolutionary day trip in vermont burlington free press. The hubbardton battlefield the battle of hubbardton was an engagement in the saratoga campaign of the american revolutionary war. Antietam national battlefield ghost antietam national battlefield, along antietam creek in sharpsburg, maryland, commemorates the american civil war battle of antietam, september 17, 1862. If you have trouble locating a particular book, check out. You get the feeling that the area doesnt really look that different from the time of the battle. I attended the hubbardton battle reenactment last weekend, and what a show it was last year i painted green mountain boys along the top of the hill. Story time just got better with prime book box, a subscription that delivers editorially.
During the early morning hours of july 7, 1777, british general john burgoynes army met the resistance and bravery of americans for the first time in. This one features mount zion in the background apparently the green mountain boys are in my blood, literally. Reports were of books being stacked as a serpentine style stair case. Battle of hubbardton revolutionary war encampment weekend. Witness tactical military demonstrations, and participate in drilling lessons, guided camp and battlefield tours, camp life activities, history scavenger hunt, colonial games, childrens. The town was named for thomas hubbard, a landholder.
Hubbardton battlefield wildlife management area wma is 254. To answer that question on july 21, by seeing exactly where the history happened, the crown point road association will lead a singleday longdistance driveyourself caravan road trip tour from the hubbardton battlefield in rutland county, vermont to the bennington battlefield, which is located in new york state, just west of bennington county. A representation of the ongoing story of mans battle with nature, and the will to. The battlefield ghost by margery cuyler scholastic. A visitors reception center houses a museum with an exhibit that places this battle into its revolutionary war context. Massachusetts xxvth continental regiment in action at the hubbardton battlefield in vermont during the summer of 2004. Hubbardton battlefield rutland region chamber of commerce. The fourth book in mark nesbitts popular ghosts of gettysburg book series includes more ghostly encounters on the gettysburg battlefield, on the gettysburg college campus, and in.
Rowe has a lifelong interest in this revolutionary war military road and is known for his engaging storytelling. Hubbardton battlefield state historic site vermont tourism. Reenactors encamped for the weekend portray soldiers who fought here. The hubbardton battlefield monument the monument was erected in 1859. About the show ben franklins world is a podcast about early american history. Hubbardton battlefield state historic site 5696 monument. The successful action of the american rebels at hubbardton set the stage for the major british defeat at saratoga.
The battle of hubbardton is considered one of the most successful rear guard actions in the annals of american history. National park service colonials and patriots other. Vermont investigators of paranormal activity investigated the hubbardton battlefield. The battle of hubbardton was the only revolutionary war battle fought in vermont. Thats why on their guided ghost tours through colonial williamsburg, destinations dont just include. Dec 14, 2016 shiloh national military park is known as the most popular civil war battlefield and the home of the battle of shiloh, a two day, bloody battle which began on april 6, 1862. See 5 photos and 1 tip from 45 visitors to hubbardton battlefield state historic site. Ghosts march through time at battlefield, legend says the. Following the attack by general burgoynes british army on fort ticonderoga, general st clairs troops left fort ticonderoga on 6th july 1777, hastening to put as much ground between themselves and the pursuing army of general burgoyne in their retreat to the south. A guided hike of hubbardton battlefield on sunday the. The hubbardton battlefield general burgoynes advance was checked here in 1777. Places investigated paranormal investigators of new england. Oct 22, 2017 ghost adventures season 15 episode 4 special part 2 hauntings of vicksburg demons and dolls by andre bodaan tv series 2018 hd movies free.
Vermonts hubbardton battlefield state historic site will present a battle of hubbardton living history weekend on july 9 and 10 to honor the july 7, 1777, revolutionary war battle, the only one fought in vermont. John and monument hill roads in hubbardton, vermont. Hhs records and preserves the history of the town of hubbardton. Hubbardton battlefield visitor center, features an interpretive exhibit and a narrated fiberoptic map. Zion, documentary filmmaker and author carson kit davidson lived with his wife mickie, a childrens book author, in the heart of greenwich village. After moving into their new farmhouse, siblings john and lisa meet its resident ghost, a soldier of the revolutionary war, who pleads with them to help him find peace by locating his cherished horse who had gotten separated from him in battle. Now this may not sound like much as this is something that many haunted locations share, but the strange thing is that is seems alot more common here. The weekend of july 67, 2019 the hubbardton battlefield state historic site in hubbardton, vermont will host the annual fullscale, living history weekend commemorating the revolutionary war battle fought here on.
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