Mead's Falls

Mead's Falls (HM1GUP)

Location: Rutland, VT 05736 Rutland County
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Country: United States of America
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N 43° 36.234', W 73° 0.888'

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James Mead, Rutland's first settler, arrived at these falls on the Otter Creek in 1769. The next year he and his family were given shelter by members of the Caughnawaga tribe while they finished their log cabin. Mead built saw and grist mills on the falls and ran a ferry on the Otter Creek. He was an ardent defender of the New Hampshire Grants and served as a colonel in the militia. Mead's Falls was an important military site: the 1759 Crown Point Military Road ran by here. General Arthur St. Clair wrote his report after the Battle of Hubbardton in 1777 at Mead's home on the West Proctor Road, and Fort Ranger was built in 1778 on the bluff northeast of the falls.
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HM NumberHM1GUP
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Year Placed1999
Placed ByVermont Division for Historic Preservation
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 1:00pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18T E 660218 N 4829795
Decimal Degrees43.60390000, -73.01480000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 43° 36.234', W 73° 0.888'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds43° 36' 14.04" N, 73° 0' 53.28" W
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Area Code(s)802
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling East
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 573 US-4 BUS, Rutland VT 05736, US
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