Historical Markers and War Memorials in Manchester, Vermont
Manchester and Bennington are both the county seat for Bennington County
Manchester is in Bennington County
Bennington County(63) ► ADJACENT TO BENNINGTON COUNTY Rutland County(124) ► Windham County(75) ► Windsor County(109) ► Berkshire County, Massachusetts(159) ► Franklin County, Massachusetts(95) ► Rensselaer County, New York(162) ► Washington County, New York(169) ►
Touch name on this list to highlight map location. Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
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, . . . — — Map (db m95552) HM
Manchester has three commercial hubs: the Village, the Center, and the Depot, which owes its name and development to the arrival of the Western Vermont Railroad in 1852. Just south of Route 11/30 (originally called the Flat Road and later Depot . . . — — Map (db m176409) HM
Ethan Allen crossed Lake Champlain to capture Fort Ticonderoga on May 10, 1775 for "America's First Victory." Allen's expedition passed through here on May 5, 1775. Nathan Beman from Manchester guided the expedition into the fort; John Roberts of . . . — — Map (db m78237) HM
Begun in the 1920s as an informal artists' group for the exhibition of painting and sculpture, the Southern Vermont Arts Center has grown to become a leading Vermont institution devoted to performance, exhibition and studio art. It acquired the . . . — — Map (db m78227) HM