Middlebury, Vermont is an historic, cultural, and educational center and a popular Central Vermont vacation destination. Located in the Lake Champlain Valley, Middlebury is in the county seat of Addison County. Middlebury, Vermont was granted its charter by New Hampshire Governor Benning Wentworth in the name of King George III on November 2, 1761 when Vermont was still part of New Hampshire.

Middlebury has long been a leader of invention, agriculture, education and business. Middlebury is the site of many firsts, such as Vermont's marble industry, the first institution of higher learning for woman, the first community-founded college, the first chartered village museum, and first state symphony orchestra. In 1814, famous educator Emma Willard established the first American college for women in Middlebury.

Middlebury is the home of the first Morgan horse - Justin Morgan and an important breeding center for the breed. And it is also the home of the inventor John Deere, whose famous invention was "the plow that broke the plains."