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Legacy of Kelley Stand Road and Groat Job Inn
A longread chronicles the Kelley Stand Road between Sunderland and Stratton, once a vital stagecoach route now fading from memory. It recalls the Kelley Stand inn, the Grout family, lumbering era life, schoolhouse efforts, New Year gatherings, and the settlement that vanished while memories endure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kelley Stand
Sunderland
Stratton
Roaring Branch
Vermont
Hog Allen
Allen
Goodyear
William Kelley
Grout
Douglas Montgomery
Edith Grout
Kelley Stand Road
Joel Franklin Grout Jr
Irving
Montgomery
Daniel Webster
Webster
Groat Pond
L.L. Griffith
Danby
Grout Sisters
Grouts
Walter
Joel Franklin Jr
Groats
Sunderland - Stratton