Event date: Feb 3, 1724
Ft. Dummer built under Colonel John Stoddard by Lieutenant Timothy Dwight of Northampton, who was the first commander of Fort Dummer, with three carpenters from Northfield, one John Crowfoot, an Indian from Springfield, who was paid a shilling a day more than others, twelve soldiers “with narrow axes,” and two teams. (Annals of Brattleboro)
