Lyndonville in Caledonia County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Site of Lyndon's First Town Meeting

July 4, 1791

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, June 13, 2021

1. Site of Lyndon's First Town Meeting Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1780, the Town of Lyndon was home to 59 residents at the time of the 1790 census. In June 1791 the inhabitants and freeholders were invited to the first town meeting, held here at the home of Daniel Reniff.

On July 4, Elder Philemon Hines moderated the inaugural community meeting, with Daniel Cahoon selected as town clerk. Reniff, Cahoon, and James Spooner were elected as selectmen and listers. Voters chose Nehemiah Tucker as treasurer and Nathan Hines as constable/collector. Surveyors were picked to record the boundaries of the town’s six districts, which were set by the selectmen.

Town meetings were held at Reniff’s until March 7, 1796, with subsequent meetings at the dwelling of Nathaniel Jenks.

Erected 2020 by Vermont Division for Historic Preservation.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical date for this entry is July 4, 1791.

Location. 44° 33.138′ N, 72° 1.98′ W. Marker is in Lyndon, Vermont, in Caledonia County. It is in Lyndonville. It is on Vail Drive, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1317 Vail Drive, Lyndonville VT 05851, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Vermont’s Connecticut River Valley, in the Green Mountains, and in the Northeast Kingdom. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere.

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At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Theodore N. Vail (approx. 1.2 miles away); Elizabeth Rowell Thompson (approx. 1.3 miles away); District 6 Schoolhouse (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lyndon Town House (approx. 1.4 miles away); Vail Campus (approx. 1.4 miles away); Lyndon Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); Wheelock (approx. 3½ miles away); Mountain View Farm (approx. 4.4 miles away).

Wide View of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, June 13, 2021

2. Wide View of Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 20, 2021, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 406 times since then and 24 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 20, 2021, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.