Dorset House

Historical marker location:

6000 Shelburne Road (US Hwy 7), Shelburne, Vermont

Ca. 1832 East Dorset, Vermont. Original Owner: Welcome Allen Moved to Museum: 1953.

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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.