Commodore Thomas Macdonough

Historical marker location:

Vergennes City Park (Town Green), Vergennes, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Vermont Route 22A) and Park Street, on the right when traveling west on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1925

Born December 1783. Died November 1825.

Vermont was once an independent republic: In 1777, Vermont declared itself an independent republic, separate from both the United States and Great Britain. The republic lasted for 14 years until it was admitted as the 14th state in the Union in 1791.