ɪn tɹˈɪbjuːt tə ðɪs hˈɪstɚɹi, ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi tˈuː ɐ ɹˈiːdʒənəl lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi pˈʌblɪʃɚɹ ɪn bɹˈæɾəlbɚɹˌoʊ wʌz kɹˈɪsənd ðə stˈiːvən dˈeɪ pɹˈɛs, ænd wɛnt ˌɔn tə pˈʌblɪʃ lˈoʊkəl pˈoʊɪts ænd ɹˈaɪɾɚz nˈoʊɾəbəl tə vɜːmˈɔnt hˈɪstɚɹi, ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ ˈɛlɪət mˈɛɹɪk ænd wˈɔltɚ hˈɑːɹd.
In tribute to this history, in 1932 a regional literary publisher in Brattleboro was christened the Stephen Daye Press, and went on to publish local poets and writers notable to Vermont history, including Elliott Merrick and Walter Hard.