"Snowflake" Bentley

Historical marker location:

Jericho, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Brown's Trace Road and Jericho Center Circle, on the right when traveling north on Brown's Trace Road.)

Marker installed: 2003

Jericho's world famous snowflake authority.

Vermont was the first state to ban slavery through legislative action: In 1777, Vermont passed a law that prohibited slavery within the state. This made Vermont the first state to ban slavery through legislative action.