Historical Marker
Camp Farnsworth
Historical marker location:
94 Camp Farnsworth Road, Fairlee, Vermont
( Marker is on Camp Farnsworth Road (Vermont Route 113) 0.1 miles north of Mud Point Road, on the right when traveling north.)
Marker installed: 2019
Outdoor Camp for Girls.
Vermont was the site of the first long-distance electric transmission: In 1892, the city of Burlington, Vermont became the site of the first long-distance electric transmission in the United States. The transmission allowed for electricity to be transported over a distance of 14 miles.