Middlebury in Addison County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)
Emma Willard
Pioneer educator gave women first college training here
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 1, 2014
1. Emma Willard Marker
Emma Hart came to Middlebury in 1807 to take charge of the Female Academy. After her marriage to Dr. John Willard, the towns first physician, she gave the earliest collegiate instruction for women in America at a Seminary in her home, during the years 1814-1819.
Erected 1949 by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Women. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1807.
Location. 44° 0.471′ N, 73° 10.46′ W. Marker is in Middlebury, Vermont, in Addison County. It is on South Main Street (Vermont Route 30) 0.1 miles north of Porter Field Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 315 S Main St, Middlebury VT 05753, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in the Champlain Valley and in Greater Burlington. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World,
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Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Storrs Walk (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Alexander Twilight Hall (approx. Ό mile away); Site of Middlebury High School (approx. 0.3 miles away); Town & Gown (approx. 0.4 miles away); John Deere (approx. 0.4 miles away); Marble Works Memorial Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Mill District (approx. half a mile away); a different marker also named Marble Works Memorial Bridge (approx. half a mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Middlebury.
More about this marker. The marker originally stood on the town common. As of 2024, it stands in front of the Emma Willard House which belongs to Middlebury College.
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 7, 2024
2. Emma Willard Marker
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 1, 2014
3. Wideview of Emma Willard Marker
The marker formerly stood on the town common (in center of photo)
Photographed by Conrad Ward, April 7, 2024
4. The Emma Willard House
Photographed by Kevin Craft, August 1, 2014
5. Emma Hart Willard Memorial
Emma Hart Willard
who wrote at Middlebury in 1818 the Magna Carta
for higher education of women in America
Credits. This page was last revised on March 6, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 912 times since then and 21 times this year. Last updated on March 5, 2026, by R.J. OHara of Fitchburg, Massachusetts. Photos: 1. submitted on August 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 2. submitted on April 10, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. 3. submitted on August 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. 4. submitted on April 10, 2024, by Conrad Ward of Guilford, Connecticut. 5. submitted on August 4, 2014, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
