Rose Lucia Bridge: Recognition for an Early Champion for Education

In the early 1990s, this bridge became the first structure in the city to be named after a woman. The VT Legislature renamed it the Rose Lucia Bridge. It honored the Vermont teacher, principal and supervisor of local schools who lived most of her life in Montpelier.

She was passionate about improving the quality of education in rural schools and was an early adopter of the Montessori method. She was also the author of the “Peter and Polly” series of children’s books. Written between 1912-1915, they told the story of two siblings growing up in St. Johnsbury, VT. They were distributed internationally, and recently the Kellogg-Hubbard Library published a combined edition of the series and they have copies available for purchase.

Our next stop will be at the corner of School and Main Streets, in front of the Unitarian Church.