Crossroads of a Continent Podcast
This podcast explores the amazing history of Lake Champlain and the surrounding valley. The lake is the most historic body of fresh water in America, and is situated along the natural water highway consisting of the Richelieu River, Lake Champlain, Lake George, and the Hudson River. This water highway was known as "The Great Warpath," as many tribes and nations used this water route for trade and battle. The episodes will explore the names and places involved in the struggle for the continent on the front lines of Lake Champlain.
Crossroads of a Continent Podcast
Episode 14 - The Revolutionary War pt. 1: The War for Vermont, Skene's Lost Colony, and the Kindling of a Revolution
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Tim Dusablon
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Season 1
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Episode 14
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In this episode we discuss in detail the events in the Champlain Valley leading up to the outbreak of the Revolutionary War. We discuss the contested land called "The Grants", present-day Vermont, for which both New York and New Hampshire claimed as their own. We also discuss the "ejectment trials", and how a man named Philip Skene looked to create a new, 14th colony north of Massachusetts stretching from the Connecticut River to Lake Ontario that was very short-lived. We also discuss the leadup to a revolution, and the man who settled in St. Albans who took part in the Boston Tea Party.