Manchester and Bennington are both the county seat for Bennington County
Bennington is in Bennington County
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Built as a summer cottage in 1865 for lawyer-entrepreneur-philanthropist Trenor Park and his wife Laura, the mansion was financed with a fortune amassed in California in the aftermath of the California Gold Rush. It was designed by the New York . . . — — Map (db m94423) HM
A Bridge From An Industrial Past to a Green Future
In New England, the industrial revolution was driven by water power.
With its many rivers, this made Bennington an early leader in manufacturing of many types. Many of these dams now lie . . . — — Map (db m193203) HM
A few feet east of this marker stood the house, removed about 1870, in which Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum died. Commander of the enemy forces, he was mortally wounded in the battle of Bennington and died two days later, August 18, 1777.
He was . . . — — Map (db m58451) HM
A Bridge from Past to Present
You are standing at a hub of Vermont history. The Green Mountain Boys were born here. General John Stark and Colonel Seth Warner marched on to victory at the nearby 1777 Battle of Bennington through here. This . . . — — Map (db m193190) HM
A Brief History
The Village of North Bennington established McWaters Park in 2007. The Park is named in honor of Rob and Jean McWaters in recognition of local community involvement. Residents are
creating a perma forest consisting of berry . . . — — Map (db m193197) HM
Paper Mill History The former Vermont Tissue plant is located in Bennington in "Paper Mill Village” on the north side of the island on the Walloomsac River. The plant is a listed Brownfields site. The site is privately owned by AOE, Inc. who . . . — — Map (db m193206) HM
The North Bennington Railroad Station was constructed in 1880, replacing an earlier wood frame station located on the same site.
For over half a century, the depot served as the gateway to the village.
Beginning in the 1930’s, with the gradual . . . — — Map (db m116755) HM
Forty feet west of this spot
stood the home of
Seth Warner
Colonel of the Green Mountain Boys,
during his residence in Bennington.
Hero of Hubbardton and Bennington
Battles, 1777.
The house was destroyed by fire
in 1858.
Erected . . . — — Map (db m193183) HM
Near this site
stood the homestead of
Lieut. James Breakenridge
after years of peaceable possession his farm was claimed by New York land speculators - A sheriff and over three hundred men came from Albany to evict him from his home - . . . — — Map (db m77019) HM
This quiet spot was once a major river crossing. Traffic between southwestern Vermont and New York State crossed here, until the railroad was built in 1852, troops marched from Manchester, Vermont to the Battle of Bennington in 1777, and teams and . . . — — Map (db m77062) HM
