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Historical Markers in Pownal, Vermont

 
Clickable Map of Bennington County, Vermont and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Bennington County, VT (65) Rutland County, VT (127) Windham County, VT (75) Windsor County, VT (109) Berkshire County, MA (159) Franklin County, MA (95) Rensselaer County, NY (164) Washington County, NY (170)  BenningtonCounty(65) Bennington County (65)  RutlandCounty(127) Rutland County (127)  WindhamCounty(75) Windham County (75)  WindsorCounty(109) Windsor County (109)  BerkshireCountyMassachusetts(159) Berkshire County (159)  FranklinCounty(95) Franklin County (95)  RensselaerCountyNew York(164) Rensselaer County (164)  WashingtonCounty(170) Washington County (170)
Manchester and Bennington are both the county seat for Bennington County
Pownal is in Bennington County
      Bennington County (65)  
ADJACENT TO BENNINGTON COUNTY
      Rutland County (127)  
      Windham County (75)  
      Windsor County (109)  
      Berkshire County, Massachusetts (159)  
      Franklin County, Massachusetts (95)  
      Rensselaer County, New York (164)  
      Washington County, New York (170)  
 
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1 Vermont, Bennington County, Pownal — Vermont U.S. 7 follows historic route
On Center Street south of N Pownal Road, on the left when traveling south.
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 & . . . Map (db m150438) HM
2 Vermont, Bennington County, Pownal, North Pownal — Early Eighteenth Century Settlement
On Vermont Route 346, 0.1 miles west of Indian Massacre Road, on the right when traveling east.
This site commemorates the gateway of Vermont’s earliest Dutch settlement, the Rensselaerwyck Manor settlement. The Diel Homestead, built by Bastion Diel in the early 1700s, is considered the second earliest dwelling in Pownal. The property’s large . . . Map (db m157547) HM
3 Vermont, Bennington County, Pownal, North Pownal — PownalTwo Presidents Taught Here
On Vermont Route 346 at North Pownal Road, on the right when traveling north on State Route 346.
Here two Presidents taught school at the beginning of their careers. Chester A. Arthur, a graduate of Union College, educated Pownal youth in 1851. Later while an undergraduate at Williams College, James A. Garfield did likewise. When Garfield was . . . Map (db m78255) HM
4 Vermont, Bennington County, Pownal, North Pownal — The North Pownal Mill Site
On Dean Road west of Vermont Route 346, on the left when traveling west.
Like many Vermont communities, North Pownal developed around an industry powered by a waterway. An eighteenth century grist mill and a mid-nineteenth-century woolen mill were the first industries to locate here along the Hoosic River. The . . . Map (db m248540) HM
5 Vermont, Bennington County, Pownal, North Pownal — 161 — Witch Trial
On Dean Road west of Vermont Route 346, on the left when traveling west.
Widow Krieger said to escape drowning in this river when tried as a witch ca. 1785. Accusers believed witches floated. She sank & was saved.Map (db m248538) HM
 
 
 
 
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Jun. 15, 2024