Canada Geese

Historical marker location:

2015 Vermont Route 17W, Addison, Vermont

( Marker is on Vermont Route 17W, 1.7 miles west of Vermont Route 22A, on the left when traveling west.)

Vermont was the site of the first long-distance electric transmission: In 1892, the city of Burlington, Vermont became the site of the first long-distance electric transmission in the United States. The transmission allowed for electricity to be transported over a distance of 14 miles.