Colchester

Historical marker location:

830 Main Street, Colchester, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Vermont Route 2A) and Cobbleview Drive, on the right when traveling east on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 1991

The Early Years.

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.