Matthew Lyon

Historical marker location:

Fair Haven, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street (Alternate Vermont Route 22) and Alternate Vermont Route 4, on the right when traveling south on Main Street.)

Fair Haven's oldest mills built on falls by founder.

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.