Veterans Memorial

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.)

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.