Historical Marker
The Dam at Franklin Pond
Historical marker location:
3042 Sweet Pond Road, Guilford, Vermont
( Marker is on Sweet Pond Road east of N Belden Hill Drive, on the right when traveling west.)
Marker installed: 2020
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.