Colonel Elisha Sheldon

Historical marker location:

Sheldon, Vermont

( Marker is on Main Street, 0.2 miles north of Bridge Street, on the left when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1996

1741-1805.

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.