Orwell, VT—Gen. John Stark, hero of the Revolutionary War Battle of Bennington on August 16,1777, is the subject of a talk at the Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell exactly 232 years after the battle—on Sunday, August 16 at 1:00 pm.
Historian and reenactor Karl Crannell of Ticonderoga, NY, will be speaking about this remarkable man. Crannell is the author of a book for youth, John Stark: Live Free or Die.
During the Revolution Stark was active in the Northern Campaign, was in charge of one of the brigades at Mount Independence in Orwell, and was the leader of the victorious American forces at the Battle of Bennington on August 16, 1777. A later reward for his services was being one of the proprietors of the Town of Starksboro when it was charted in 1780. John Stark was involved in the construction of the Crown Point Road, built 250 years ago—in 1759, between Charlestown, NH, and Crown Point, New York. The road ran across Vermont and not only facilitated travel in an easterly/westerly direction during the French and Indian War, but later was traveled by settlers coming in to this area.
The program is free and open to the public, as part of the Vermont State Historic Sites’ commemoration of the Battle of Bennington, when all state historic sites are open free to the public.
The Mount Independence State Historic Site is one of the best-preserved Revolutionary War sites in America. It is located nearly the end of Mount Independence Road, six miles west of the intersections of Vermont Routes 22A and 73 near Orwell village; carefully follow the signs. Regular hours are 9:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. daily through October 12.
Call 802-948-2000 for more information.