Brave Little State is Vermont Public's listener-powered journalism show. For the 7th summer in a row, our team will dig into the backstories of unusual Vermont road (or place) names. Vote for your favorite below:
You can also submit your own roads for consideration, and catch up on all our previous "Brief Histories of Vermont Road Names" here:
- A Brief History of Vermont Road Names (2018): States Prison Hollow Road, Poor Farm Road, Lime Kiln Road, Kelley Stand Road
- A(nother) Brief History of Vermont Road Names (2019): Mad Tom River Road, Hi-Lo Biddy Road, Star Pudding Farm Road, Sawnee Bean Road
- Brave Little State’s 3rd Annual Brief History Of Vermont Road Names (2020): Devil’s Washbowl, Popple Dungeon Road, Lost Nation Road, Smuggler’s Notch
- Brave Little State’s 4th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names (2021): Cow Path 40, Agony Hill Road, and Texas Falls.
- Brave Little State’s 5th Annual Brief History of Vermont Road Names (2022): Iranistan Road, Jericho grab bag and Vermont’s punny highway signs
- Brave Little State's 6th Annual Brief Histori of Vermont Road Names (2023): Hateful Hill Road, Tigertown Road, Gert's Knob Road,
We're always looking for ways to make the show better. If you have suggestions or other feedback, please get in touch! You can email us at hello@bravelittlestate.org or leave us a voicemail on the BLS hotline: 802-552-4880. We're also on Instagram and Reddit.
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Laura Nakasaka
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Vermont Public