First Republic of Vermont formed (1777-1791)

First state constitution to prohibit slavery (1777)

First state constitution granting voting rights to all males (1777)

First state constitution to require a free public education (1777)

First town in the state of Vermont to break ground for the rail road

First capital of the State of Vermont (1791 - 1805)

First factory to create rifles with interchangeable parts (Robbins & Lawrence)

Hydraulic pump invented (Asahel Hubbard, 1828)

Coffee percolator invented (George Hubbard)

Underhammer rifle invented (Nicanor Kendall)

Longest historic covered bridge in the U.S. (Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge)

Location of rare native aquatic plants (Paradise Park)

Home of the first US Secretary of State from Vermont (William Maxwell Evarts)

Home to famous Scribner's editor who worked with some of the most historic authors of the 20th Century (Maxwell Perkins)

Home to members of the Cornish Colony--one of the earliest artist's colonies in the US which was also known as "Little New York" or "Athens of America" (Residents ranging from Maxfield Parrish to President Woodrow Wilson)

Home of the 19th Governor of Vermont (Carlos Coolidge)

Location of Vermont's only monadnock or lone mountain (Mount Ascutney)