Honor Roll

Historical marker location:

5770 Vermont St Rt 30, Pawlet, Vermont

( Memorial is at the intersection of Pawlet/Rupert Mtn Rd (Vermont Route 30) and School Street (County Route 38), on the right when traveling south on Pawlet/Rupert Mtn Rd.)

Pawlet World War I Monument.

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.