Taft Homestead Site

Historical marker location:

West Townshend, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Vermont Route 30 and Windham Hill Road, on the right when traveling south on State Route 30.)

Marker installed: 2001

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.