Vermont's Semiquincentennial

Strafford and Vermont will be celebrating the 250^th anniversary (i.e., the semiquincentennial) of the Declaration of Independence, as will the other 13 original colonies, in 2026. However, because Vermont’s history diverged from the other 13 colonies when it chose to become an independent republic in 1777, it did not formally adopt the Constitution of the United States of America until 14 years later, in March 1791. So, while the original 13 states will officially celebrate their 250^th anniversary as members of the United States in 2027, Vermont, the 14^th state, will not actually celebrate its 250^th anniversary, its semiquincentennial, as a state of the United States, until 2040.