June "Historic Minute"

To celebrate West Newbury’s Bicentennial, the Historical Commission is highlighting the Town’s history, often with one historical marker each month. This month’s marker, which is located at 11 Baileys Lane, notes the birthplace of General Jacob Bayley, who founded the town of Newbury, Vermont.

The story behind the marker is one of a war hero and civic leader whose new Newbury could have ended up in New Hampshire or New York all while staying put, and who spent his first 21 years here in West Newbury, Massachusetts.

Click here to read all about it!