National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
Crows Nest
a.k.a. Sturgis--Goodman Farm
36 Sturgis Dr., Wilmington, VT Local significance of the district: Agriculture; Architecture
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
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.