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- Road to the Battle of Bennington
- Baum Site 1: Union Cemetery
- Baum Site 2: To the Bridge
- Baum Site 3: An Altered Landscape
- Baum Site 4: Little Carrying Place
- Baum Site 5: A Canal Community
- Baum Site 6: Clark’s Mill Bridge
- Baum Site 7: The Saratoga Encampment
- Baum Site 8: Setting off August 12
- Baum Site 9: Batten Kill Encampment
- Baum Site 10: On the Continental Road
- Baum Site 11: Still on the Continental Road
- Baum Site 12: Betsey Taylor’s Story
- Baum Site 13: Still on the Continental Road
- Baum Site 14: Understanding the Landscape
- Baum Site 15: And Even Still on the Continental Road
- Baum Site 16: John Weir House
- Baum Site 17: Colonists in Cambridge
- Baum Site 18: The Checkered House
- Baum Site 19: The Skirmish with the Cambridge Militia
- Baum Site 20: The White Creek Encampment
- Baum Site 21: Sancoick Mill Skirmish
- Baum Site 22: Prelude to the Battle
- Baum Site 23: The First Battle of Bennington
- Baum Site 24: Baum’s Demise
- Baum Site 25: The Second Battle of Bennington
- Baum: Epilogue
- The Story of Iron in Crown Point & Moriah
- 1. Crown Point State Historic Site: The Changing Landscape
- 2. Driving to Hammond’s Corners: Young America Defining Itself
- 3. Hammond’s Corners in the Hamlet of Crown Point
- 4. The Fish Hatchery via Creek Road
- 5. Driving to the Penfield Homestead Museum via Creek Road
- 6. Penfield Homestead Museum
- 7. Driving to Hammondville
- 8. Driving from Hammondville to the White Church
- 9. The White Church
- 10. Driving through Moriah Center-Moriah Corners
- 11. Colburn Blast Furnace
- 12. Witherbee
- 13. The Heart of Mineville
- 14. The Invisible Town of Fletcherville
- 15. Belfry Mountain Historic Fire Tower
- 16. Town of Moriah Park
- 17. The Concrete Homes of Bridal Row
- 18: The Churches of Mineville and Port Henry
- 19. Driving Joyce Road to the Plank Road
- 20. Driving Main Street (Plank Rd.) to Pilfershire Road
- 21. Driving Switchback and Cheney Roads
- 22. Driving Route 22 South to Cheever
- 23. Powerhouse Park
- 24. Port Henry
- 25. The Railroads of Port Henry
- 26. The Witherbees, Sherman & Company Buildings
- 27. The Cedar Point Iron Company
- 28. Hammond Wharf at Monitor Bay Park
- Acknowledgements and Bibliography
- Explore the Turning Point Trail
- 1. Clinton Community College: Battle of Valcour Part I
- 2. Driving to Peru Dock Boat Launch: Battle of Valcour II
- 3. Driving to Ausable Chasm: Shifting British Strategy
- 4. Ausable Chasm: Contrasts between Europe and America
- 5. Leaving Ausable Chasm: Building Troop Numbers
- 6. Driving to Willsboro: Preparing for War
- 7. Willsboro: The Rules of War
- 8. Driving to Split Rock: The Army Code of Honor
- 9. Driving South of Essex: Burgoyne’s Long Flotilla
- 10. Driving Along Bulwagga Bay: A City of Tents
- 11. Driving on Burgoyne Road: Flaws of Fort Ticonderoga
- 12. La Chute Falls: The Easiest Route from Canada to Albany by Water
- 13. Fort View Inn: The Rebels Flee
- 14. Putnam Pocket Park: The Battle of Hubbardton
- 15. Drowned Lands Pocket Park: The Lake Shrinks
- 16. Whitehall: A Naval Birthplace
- 17: Driving to Fort Ann : Rebels on the Run
- 18. Fort Ann Pocket Park: Burgoyne Celebrates
- 19. Driving to Kingsbury: The Trying Journey by Land
- 20. Kingsbury Pocket Park: Moving a City
- 21. Driving to Fort Edward: Losing Control
- 22. Driving to Fort Edward, II: Stories of Indian Atrocities Spread
- 23. Old Fort House Museum: The Great Carrying Place
- 24: Leaving Fort Edward: Ending the Supply Line
- 25. Fort Miller Pocket Park: Baum’s Disastrous Defeat
- 26. Saratoga Falls Pocket Park: A Bridge of Boats
- 27: Driving to Saratoga National Historical Park: Costly Battles
- 28. Driving to North Schuylerville: The British Retreat
- 29. Schuyler House: The Rebels Trap the British
- 30. Victory Woods: A Noble End
- 31: Fort Hardy Park: An Honorable Surrender
- 32. Saratoga Surrender Site: A Gentlemanly Exchange
- Epilogue: The Aftermath of Burgoyne’s Defeat
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Baum Site 16: John Weir House
Listen to the Road to the Battle of Bennington Site 16 Audio Narration:
According to local lore, John Weir took a midnight ride to Bennington to warn General John Stark about the advance of Baum’s troops. The story earned him the legendary title “The Paul Revere of Bennington.” The Weir Home is privately owned and not open for visitation. Please respect private property.