Stirling's Timeline By bravebobcats Jan 1, 1777 1st state to abolish slavery This same year they wrote there own costitution. Mar 4, 1791 Vermont became a state Jan 1, 1805 Monpelier was choosen state capital for Vermont Jan 1, 1834 Sand paper was invented by Isac Fisher Jul 4, 1872 President Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth Notch, VT Nov 3, 1927 Vermont's greatest disaster, horrible flood This horrible flood disaster killed 85 people and left 9,000 people homeless. Jan 1, 1968 Billboards were made illegal They were made illegal because Vermont wanted to preserve the nature. Jan 1, 1996 Vermont was the last state to get a Walmart Sep 1, 2000 Vermont recognized civil union for same-sex couples Jan 2, 2010 Burlington, Vermont bad snow storm with 33.1" of snowfall