Historical Markers in
Franklin County, Vermont

10,000 Years of Fishing/10 000 ans de pêche Birthplace of Larry Gardner Camp Holbrook Chester A. Arthur Chester A. Arthur Colonel Elisha Sheldon Consuelo Northrop Bailey Fenian Raids Franklin County Veterans Memorial Highgate Falls Lenticular Truss Bridge History on the Hill/Leçon d'historie sur la colline Lucrative Trade to Leisure Vacations/Du commerce lucratif au voyage d'agrément Missisquoi Village and Mission On This Spot Opera House of Enosburg Falls Patent Medicine in Enosburg Falls Peter Bent Brigham / Brigham Academy Rail City / La ville ferroviaire Saxe's Mills Sheldon, Vermont St. Albans Civil War Memorial St. Albans Raid St. Albans War Memorial St. Albans World War Memorial The Smith Legacy / L'héritage de la famille Smith
Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery through its state constitution: In 1777, Vermont became the first state in the United States to abolish slavery through its state constitution. The constitution declared that all men are born free and equal, and that no male person, born in the country or brought from overseas, could be held in slavery or servitude.
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