Pownal in Bennington County, Vermont — The American Northeast (New England)

Vermont U.S. 7 follows historic route

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, May 21, 2020

1. Vermont U.S. 7 follows historic route Marker

Inscription. Pownal was the site of one of the state’s oldest white settlement’s when Dutch settlers lived here for a short time after 1724. Up this valley came the pioneers from Connecticut including Ethan Allen, who led the dauntless Green Mountain Boys & Thomas Chittenden the first Governor of Vermont.

Erected by Vermont Historic Sites Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Patriots & Patriotism • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Vermont Division for Historic Preservation Markers series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1724.

Location. 42° 47.706′ N, 73° 13.428′ W. Marker is in Pownal, Vermont, in Bennington County. It is on Center Street south of N Pownal Road, on the left when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 467 Center St, Pownal VT 05261, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southern Vermont. It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The North Pownal Mill Site (approx. 2.1 miles away); Alan Strobridge Recreation Complex (approx. 2.1 miles away); Witch Trial (approx. 2.1 miles away); Pownal (approx. 2.3 miles away); Early Eighteenth Century Settlement

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(approx. 2.7 miles away); Brimmer Farm (approx. 4.9 miles away in New York); The Birthplace of American Foreign Missions · 1806 (approx. 5.6 miles away in Massachusetts); Here Stood the West Hoosac Blockhouse (approx. 5.6 miles away in Massachusetts). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Pownal.

Wide View of Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Dennis Gilkenson, May 21, 2020

2. Wide View of Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2020. It was originally submitted on May 25, 2020, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. This page has been viewed 567 times since then and 11 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 25, 2020, by Dennis Gilkenson of Saxtons River, Vermont. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.