Marlboro Tavern, Hogback Mountain, Molly Stark Trail, Vermont, circa 1940
- Card type
- Linen
About this postcard
A white clapboard tavern with a small cupola and a columned porch stands beside a broad gravel road on Hogback Mountain, with autumn foliage on the slopes behind and a late-1930s automobile parked in front. The caption names it as Marlboro Tavern on the Molly Stark Trail, the route across southern Vermont named for Elizabeth "Molly" Stark, wife of General John Stark, whose troops marched this way toward the Battle of Bennington in 1777. The tavern served travelers on what became Vermont Route 9, and the Hogback Mountain summit area was a well-known scenic stop and roadside commercial site in the mid-twentieth century.
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Postcard record
| Publisher | Metrocraft |
|---|---|
| Series | 1808 |
| Condition | Very good |
| Place depicted | Vermont, VT |
| Publisher | Metrocraft, Everett, MA |
| Notes | Linen-textured stock with a white border; card number 1808 printed in the lower right corner. No postmark, address, or message — back is entirely unused. Divided-back "POST CARD" with "THIS SPACE FOR WRITING" / "THIS SIDE IS FOR THE ADDRESS" and a Metrocroft (Everett, Mass.) imprint; linen-texture stock with white border (front). Light soiling/toning on the blank card. |
Cite this card
Marlboro Tavern, Hogback Mountain, Molly Stark Trail, Vermont, circa 1940, postcard, c. 1930. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/marlboro-tavern-hogback-mountain-molly-stark-trail-vermont-c. Accessed October 25, 2026.