Historic Millstone Hill

Historical marker location:

449 Websterville Rd, East Barre, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Websterville Road and Church Street, on the left when traveling east on Websterville Road.)

East Barre.

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.