Saxe's Mills

Historical marker location:

Highgate Center, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of St. Armand Road and Ballard Road, on the left when traveling east on St. Armand Road.)

Marker installed: 2006

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.