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Hinesburg Ancient Roads Committee

Hinesburg Ancient Roads Committee. Final Report. What is an Ancient Road ? .

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Hinesburg Ancient Roads Committee

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  1. Hinesburg Ancient Roads Committee Final Report

  2. What is an Ancient Road ? • “Ancient road” is the common name for any of a set of legally established town highways (predominantly Class 4 highways) that, due to numerous factors and the passage of time, have become largely impassable and, in many cases, unobservable. These ancient roads do not show up on town highway maps, but have not been formally discontinued by a municipality either. • Link to useful stuff on the web about the ancient roads

  3. Job Scope • Review and plot all road surveys and discontinuances. • Analyzed 225 surveys and discontinuances from 1787 to present. • Looked at 241 people mentioned and their associated lots. • Placed (GIS) and plotted all surveys with ROW width. • Created Web interfaced DB and plotting / sorting function. • Interpretation in early surveys.. • Words / Locations “Birch stasil” , David Barto’s Hog Sty. • Omissions.. Eg:”N23 16 Rods” , reversal of main and sub bearing • Legibility, Transcription errors • Multiple copies in some cases ( “souce documents” ) • Hired outside consultant to affirm conclusions. ( from Grant $$ ) • Look for “Ancient Roads” that are not discontinued. • Found 6 roads that fit in this category and are reasonably well defined.

  4. Selectboard Responsibility • Decide if these roads should be placed on the town road maps. • Value to town • Trails • Access • Future Roads • Historical Value – Town Historical Society • Time development of roads – Mill access , neighboring town access , farm access. • Locations of Homes of people of historical interest.

  5. Ancient Roads • 27 Road surveys not presently in use • All but 6 are discontinued or are parts of present day roads. • One ( “ Lost Richmond Road “ ) is vague and has discontinuances that may refer to it. • Errors in survey ? • Poor assumptions on location • “Rubber band “ in the middle

  6. The 6 Roads • Governors Lot Road • Hull Road • Palmer Bostwick spur • Lost Wood Lot Road • Bennett Wells Road • Meach Road

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