Historical Marker

Lincoln’s "Hildene"

Historical marker location:
Manchester, Vermont
( Marker is on Hildene Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 1949

Summer Home of Son of Civil War President.

Vermont was home to the first African American college graduate: In 1823, Alexander Twilight became the first African American college graduate in the United States. He earned his degree from Middlebury College in Vermont.
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