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Dirt roads are everywhere hereabouts. We had a preview this week of the big mud to come.
Imagine how it was in the 1920s, when fewer than 10% of Vermont roads were paved.
Many farmers simply stayed home and worked making maple sugar, mostly, not syrup.
Even today in Vermont, most towns have many more miles of dirt roads than paved roads.
A few nearby towns illustrate the point:
Norwich — Total mileage: 113 | Dirt mileage: 63
Strafford — Total mileage: 80 | Dirt mileage: 66
Thetford — Total mileage: 99 | Dirt mileage: 52
But then there are exceptions:
Hartford — Total mileage: 159 | Dirt mileage: 43 (it’s practically “urban”)
Look up other Vermont towns:
https://vtransmaps.vermont.gov/Maps/Publications/Surface_byCountyTown.pdf
If you think your road is bad, consider:
Happy traveling,
Cameron Cross
The Curioustorian
I see Royalton has about 70% ish dirt roads. When we moved from there to West Hartford, I told my wife it felt a bit "yuppieish" 😁
awesome post!!! do you remember when you lifted the back of our volvo out of the mud/ice after two tones played concert at goddard haybarn? you attained super hero status in our household.