Historical Marker
DAR John Strong Mansion
Historical marker location:
6656 Route 17, Addison, Vermont
( Marker is on Vermont Route 17, 1.4 miles north of Vermont Route 125, on the left when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2006
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.