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The Unsung Heroes of Vermont's Revolution | Montpelier News
This summer marked the 250th anniversary of the United States, and while many celebrated the Revolution’s big names, Vermont’s quieter heroes deserve equal attention. Meet Charles Bowles, a Continental Army veteran turned Baptist preacher who founded Vermont’s first Baptist church—still standing today. Then there’s Joseph Susap, a Mi’kmaq scout nicknamed “Indian Joe,” who survived a British siege as a child, helped map key roads, and whose kindness inadvertently shaped colonial perceptions. And Martha Powell, a frontier woman who escaped a British raid while pregnant, gave birth alone, and…
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