It's a Brave Little State tradition like no other. Every summer, our people-powered journalism show investigates the origins of perplexing Vermont road names submitted and voted on by you, our listeners.
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Adiah Gholston
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It’s year seven of our favorite Brave Little State tradition. And this year, tradition played a big role in all the stories behind the names we investigated: Lake Willoughby, Hells Peak Road and Pumpkin Harbor Road.
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Angela Evancie/VPRYou know the feeling. You’re driving along, somewhere in Vermont, and you turn onto a road with an intriguing name. And you wonder where it came from.This… -
Atlas of Bennington County, Vermont 1869 by F.W. Beers, Courtesy Dorset Historical SocietyBrave Little State takes on more of your questions about mysterious Green Mountain byways in our Second Annual Brief History of Vermont Road… -
Lydia Brown/VPREvery summer, we drive all over Green Mountain creation to find the origins of the strange road names you’re wondering about.Though we don’t always… -
Angela Evancie/VPRExploring the origins of unique Vermont road and place names. In this edition: Cow Path 40, Agony Hill Road, and Texas Falls. -
Matthew Smith/Vermont PublicExploring the origins of bizarre Vermont road of your choosing. In this edition: Iranistan Road in Burlington, a Jericho tour de force — and to change gears (so to speak), those punny signs on Vermont's highways. -
Joia Putnoi/Vermont PublicExploring the origins of Vermont’s most peculiar road names — as chosen by listeners. In this installment: Tigertown, Hateful Hill and Gerts Knob.
