Muddy roads contrasted with early Vermonters motoring
The article recalls 1920s travel in southern Vermont noting U S 7 and Vt 9 were poor with ruts and mud. Photos by Earl Williams from 1920 to 1922 show trips in Essex cars, including a white wheeled model. U S 7 between Bennington and Manchester was paved 1929 31. Vt 9 followed 1934 36.