Before Lexington and Concord, before the world heard a shot that echoed across empires, another spark ignited in a quiet Vermont courthouse. Was this earlier act of defiance the true beginning of independence—or simply a forgotten prelude? Read this week’s Carosa Commentary, “The Shot Not Heard ’Round the World: Vermont’s First Taste of Independence,” to discover why history remembers one shot—and overlooks another.
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