Celebrating Champlain

Historical marker location:

Burlington, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of College Street and Lake Street, on the right when traveling west on College Street.)

Parades and Pagentry.

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.