| Vermont (Bennington County), Manchester — Lincoln’s Hildene — Summer Home of Son of Civil War President | | | Eastward on the hillside can be seen the Manchester estate of Robert Todd Lincoln, eldest son of President Abraham Lincoln and Mary Todd Lincoln. He became fond of Vermont, and for over twenty years made this his summer home. He died here July 25, 1926.
Vermont Historic Site Commission — Map (db m20783) | | Vermont (Bennington County), Old Bennington — Battle of Bennington | | |
The Expedition led by Lieut.
Col. Baum Sent to Seize
Military Stores here, was
Defeated by Volunteer Amer-
ican Militia Forces from
New Hampshire, Massachusetts
and Vermont, Commanded by
General John Stark, Aided
By Colonels Warner and
Herrick, of Vermont, Symonds,
of Massachusetts, and Nichols
of New Hampshire.
[Reverse Side of Marker]:
Monument Erected 1887-1891
Commemorates the Battle of
Bennington, August 16, 1777.
Height 301 Feet. The . . . — Map (db m13649) | | Vermont (Bennington County), Old Bennington — Bennington Battle Monument | | | On August 16, 1777, British forces sent by Gen'l Burgoyne to seize supplies at Bennington were turned back by New Englanders under Gen'l John Stark and Vermont's Col. Seth Warner. This 306 foot commemorative shaft planned 100 years later, was dedicated in 1891. In 1953 it was taken over, restored and an elevator installed by the Vermont Historic Sites Commission which now administers it for the State. — Map (db m13600) | | Vermont (Bennington County), Old Bennington — Continental Storehouse Site | | | On this site
stood the
Continental Storehouse
Object of
the British attack
that was repulsed
by the Colonial Forces
at the
Battle of Bennington
August 16, 1777 — Map (db m14828) |
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