Incorporated on September 21, 1761, Poultney was christened such by Benning Wentworth to honor one of England's elite families. Poultney was home to Horace Greeley, founder of the New York Herald, and his coworker, George Jones, founder of The New York Times. The town of Poultney sits between the Green and Taconic Mountain ranges and covers fifty square miles of rolling pastures and forest. The northern portion of Lake St. Catherine is located here, providing a great place for fishing, boating, and golfing on the well-renowned course... more
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Passing near the western border of Vermont, the Stone Valley Byway (Route 30) extends from
Manchester in Bennington County to Poultney in Rutland County. It extends along the shoreline
of beautiful lakes, traverses verdant pastures, and provides accessibility to outdoor recreation
and historic village centers. The marble and slate quarries and mills that were scattered about
the hillsides and along the highway shaped much of the development in the area and remain
important today, either as active economic assets or as important historic and recreational sites.
The Byway is also known as the Seth Warner Memorial Highway. On the night of July 4, 1777,
when Ticonderoga was evacuated, the main body of the American army took the road leading
through Hubbardton and Castleton, north of the Byway. The rearguard at Castleton was placed
under the command of Warner, who was attacked by General Simon Frazer and compelled to
retreat after a severe engagement.
