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William Lloyd Garrison

 
 
William Lloyd Garrison Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 25, 2015
1. William Lloyd Garrison Marker
Inscription.
Fifty feet west of this spot
William Lloyd Garrison
edited
the Journal of the Times
October 3, 1828 – March 27, 1829
Hither came
Benjamin Lundy December 6, 1828
to enlist him in the cause of the slave.
Garrison departed hence
to lift up in Baltimore
the banner of immediate emancipation.

 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RRAfrican AmericansCommunications. A significant historical date for this entry is October 3, 1828.
 
Location. 42° 52.97′ N, 73° 12.778′ W. Marker is in Bennington, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is in Old Bennington. Marker is on Monument Avenue south of West Road (Vermont Route 9), in the median. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bennington VT 05201, United States of America. Touch for directions.
 
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Vermont's Colonial Shrine (within shouting distance of this marker); Ethan Allen (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); Bennington Battle Monument (about 700 feet away); Site of the Catamount Tavern - 1767 (about 700 feet away); Bennington Civil War Monument (approx. 0.2 miles away); Vermont (approx. 0.2 miles away); The "Corkscrew" Railroad (approx. 0.2 miles away); Captain Samuel Robinson (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Bennington.
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Also see . . .  Wikipedia - William Lloyd Garrison. (Submitted on November 3, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.)
 
Wideview of William Lloyd Garrison Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed By Kevin Craft, October 25, 2015
2. Wideview of William Lloyd Garrison Marker
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on February 16, 2023. It was originally submitted on November 3, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec. This page has been viewed 498 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 3, 2015, by Kevin Craft of Bedford, Quebec.

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