Foundation -1776 or 1777

Historical marker location:

Orwell, Vermont

( Marker can be reached from Mount Independence Road, on the right when traveling south.)

Mount Independence State Historic Site. What do you think? -.

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.