Historical Marker
Emma Willard Memorial
Historical marker location:
Middlebury, Vermont
( Marker is at the intersection of North Pleasant Street (U.S. 7) and Main Street, on the left when traveling north on North Pleasant Street.)
Vermont was the first state to elect a socialist to Congress: In 1910, Vermont elected its first socialist congressman, named Victor Berger. Berger was a member of the Socialist Party of America and served in Congress for three terms.