Joseph Smith Monument

Historical marker location:

South Royalton, Vermont

( Marker is at the intersection of Route 14 (Vermont Route 14) and Dairy Hill Road, on the right when traveling north on Route 14.)

Marker installed: 1997

Mormon Prophet's Birthplace.

Vermont was once an independent republic: In 1777, Vermont declared itself an independent republic, separate from both the United States and Great Britain. The republic lasted for 14 years until it was admitted as the 14th state in the Union in 1791.