The Great Convention

Historical marker location:

Ferrisburgh, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 7 and Middlebrook Road on U.S. 7.)

Marker installed: 2002

Vermont was home to the first American-born saint: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was born in New York City in 1774, spent time living in the town of Emmitsburg, Vermont. She later became the first American-born saint in the Roman Catholic Church.