Vermont / Steamer "Vermont"

Historical marker location:

Burlington, Vermont

( Marker is on King Street Dock, 0.1 miles west of Battery Street, on the right when traveling west.)

Marker installed: 1949

Vermont was the first state to introduce civil unions: In 2000, Vermont became the first state to introduce civil unions for same-sex couples. The law granted same-sex couples many of the same legal rights and protections as married couples.