James Hope

Historical marker location:

Castleton, Vermont

( Marker is on South Street, 0.2 miles south of Main Street (Alternate Vermont Route 4A), on the right when traveling south.)

Marker installed: 2014

1818-1892.

Vermont was home to the first American-born saint: Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton, who was born in New York City in 1774, spent time living in the town of Emmitsburg, Vermont. She later became the first American-born saint in the Roman Catholic Church.