Samuel De Champlain

Historical marker location:

Milton, Vermont

( Marker can be reached from Roosevelt Highway (U.S. 2), on the left when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1965

Historic Lake Islands.

Vermont was once an independent republic: In 1777, Vermont declared itself an independent republic, separate from both the United States and Great Britain. The republic lasted for 14 years until it was admitted as the 14th state in the Union in 1791.