Historical Marker

Electra Havemeyer Webb Memorial Building

Historical marker location:
6000 Shelburne Road (US Hwy 7), Shelburne, Vermont

Constructed on-site: 1967.

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.