Historical Marker
First Public Grammar School
Historical marker location:
300 Main Street, Norwich, Vermont
( Marker is at the intersection of Church Street (U.S. 5) and Main Street (U.S. 5), on the left when traveling east on Church Street.)
Located on this site.
Vermont was the first state to elect a socialist to Congress: In 1910, Vermont elected its first socialist congressman, named Victor Berger. Berger was a member of the Socialist Party of America and served in Congress for three terms.