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== History ==
== History ==
Established in 1779 as a blockhouse built by Continental troops under General [[Moses Hazen]] to protect a new military road built between Newbury and Lowell. At the trailhead of the Hazen Road near Cabot, a blockhouse was built on a site called Fortification Hill.
Established in 1779 as a blockhouse built by Continental troops under General [[Moses Hazen]] to protect a new military road built between Newbury and Lowell. At the trailhead of the Hazen Road near Cabot, the blockhouse was built on a site called Fortification Hill.


The road was never finished past Hazen's Notch, but the blockhouse was garrisoned by militia until the end of the war.
The road was never finished past Hazen's Notch, but the blockhouse was garrisoned by militia until the end of the war.

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Cabot Blockhouse (1779-1782) - A Revolutionary War Fort established in 1779 near Cabot, Washington County, Vermont. Abandoned in 1782.

History

Established in 1779 as a blockhouse built by Continental troops under General Moses Hazen to protect a new military road built between Newbury and Lowell. At the trailhead of the Hazen Road near Cabot, the blockhouse was built on a site called Fortification Hill.

The road was never finished past Hazen's Notch, but the blockhouse was garrisoned by militia until the end of the war.

Abandoned as a fortification in 1782.

Current Status

The site of Hazen’s Cabot encampment and blockhouse, once known as “Fortification Hill,” is now marked by a memorial stone east of the Cabot Plain Cemetery. A small granite marker engraved, "Gen. Hazen Camp," is in the woods there. It is private land and access is by permission.


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Location: Cabot Plain Cemetery, Washington County, Vermont.

Maps & Images

Lat: 44.422685 Long: -72.266677

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  • Elevation: 2,000'


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Fortification ID:

  • VT0009 - Cabot Blockhouse

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