Senator William Upham

Historical marker location:

145 Main Street, Montpelier, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Main Street and Baird Street, on the right when traveling north on Main Street.)

Marker installed: 2015

(1792-1853).

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.