General Jacob Bayley

Historical marker location:

Newbury, Vermont

( Marker is on Main Street (U.S. 5) south of Chapel Street, on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 1912

1726 - 1815.

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.