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April 16, 1794It's a race to get to Stowe...only to find there's no one else there.
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Oliver and Susannah Luce arrived in Stowe, becoming Stowe's first settlers on this day in 1794. Legend has it that the Luces arrived in Waterbury with horses and a sleigh, at which point the road became impassible. Luce and his wife continued on horseback, carrying only some bedding and minimal supplies, in order to become the first to settle in Stowe. They succeeded by beating Captain Clement Moody, who also settled in Stowe, by a single day. The Luces built a log cabin and their family grew. In fact, Oliver and Susannah's son, Harry, would be the first child born in Stowe. Photo courtesy the Vermont Historical Society.
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This 1905 picture gives one the sense of the condition
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