First street off Highway 2 after Sophia in Prescott at the junction of County Road 2 and Merwin Lane, just west of Prescott. Merwin goes north. Park is to the south with parking area just beyond. Use "Rothesay Dive Site" for navigation.
Commemoration
Born in Connecticut, Sherwood settled in Vermont in 1774. On the outbreak of the American Revolution he was arrested as a Loyalist, but escaped to join the British at Crown Point. He was taken prisoner at Saratoga in 1777, and after being exchanged was commissioned as a captain in the intelligence service. From 1780 to 1783 he had charge of secret negotiations which, it was hoped, would result in Vermont's rejoining the British Empire. Sherwood, who took up land in this township in 1784, played a leading role in its settlement. One of the District's first magistrates, he was also a member of the local land board until his death.
Background
Sherwood was born in 1747. He moved to the lands which would later become Vermont and was acquainted there with Ethan Allen. However, he did not share Allen’s revolutionary politics. His views were not appreciated and he was forced to flee north. There he joined the Queen’s Loyal Rangers.
His negotiations with Allen in 1780 were about the future of Vermont. He was optimistic as to the outcome up to the point where the British lost the decisive Battle of Yorktown. After that time, he turned his attention to settling himself and other loyalists in British North America.