When the line gets drawn in the sand, some of these Lunenburg men
find they're in the wrong town.

Lunenburg was holding a special meeting at Simeon Howe's cabin on this day in 1781. It had been just over three months since Lunenburg had held its first town meeting, ever.

It had been decided the town should have a local government and its own elected officers. They voted to assess and collect taxes for the development of the town, but they also voted to petition the General Assembly, asking, where is the town line between Lunenburg and neighboring Guildhall?

When the line was finally established, it came as a quite the surprise to find out that some of the Lunenburg town officers were, in fact, residents of Guildhall.

The Vermont Book Of Days photo.

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