Welcome to the
Mount Independence
State Historic Website
at Middlebury College
Welcome to the
Mount Independence
State Historic Website
at Middlebury College
Mount Independence is located 23 miles southwest of Middlebury, on the Lake Champlain shore in the town of Orwell, Vermont, off Route 22A A GREAT WEEKEND JAUNT FOR WALKERS
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Trail Guides/Visitors' Center/Site History |
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Join Today!/ Leadership Program/ See what we're up to! Adopt an Artifact? |
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Calendar * State Historic Sites * Markers * Timeline |
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Archaeology The 1997 Archaeological Plan Archaeology Magazine 1992 Report: David Starbuck University of Vermont 1989 Report: Gayle Hanson |
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An Article by Howard Coffin |
Visitors' Center Opening '96 The excitement is still fresh! |
The site is located west of State Route 22A and the village of Orwell.To reach the site take Route 73 west from Orwell; take the first lefthand turn and leave Route 73.This is a paved town road that forks; take the right fork. The road will turn to gravel and go parallel to Lake Champlain. Once again the road will fork; take a sharp left hand turn towards a small marina. The parking lot for the historic site is on the left opposite the Visitors' Center.