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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Old Bennington, Vermont
Manchester and Bennington are both the county seat for Bennington County
Bennington is in Bennington County
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The expedition led by Lieut. Col. Baum sent to seize military stores here, was defeated by volunteer American militia forces from New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Vermont, commanded by General John Stark, aided By Colonels Warner and Herrick, of . . . — — Map (db m13649) HM
To the memory of the men from Bennington whose patriotism helped to maintain and perpetuate the Union 1861 – 1865 A tribute by Bennington Post no. 13, American Legion Dedicated at the Department Convention of the Legion, the first held in . . . — — Map (db m105774) WM
Brigadier General John Stark 1728 – 1822 Victor of the Battle at Bennington 1777 “There they are boys! We beat them today Or Molly Stark sleeps A widow tonight!” Design by John Rogers – 1889 Sculpture by Robert Shure Gift . . . — — Map (db m105507) HM
When wealthy North Bennington resident Trenor Park purchased the Bennington-Rutland Railroad, he found that the railroad "barons" of the Troy and Boston Railroad refused him access to the New York lines. Rather than fight this monopoly, Park built a . . . — — Map (db m36902) HM
State Highway 9 traverses scenic Hogback Mt. to the Connecticut River Valley. Old Bennington, site of the Battle Monument and Historical Museum, was the meeting place of the Green Mountain Boys. It was the first town chartered by Governor Benning . . . — — Map (db m94427) HM
Whereas, the Old First Church of Bennington was
organized December 3, 1762, and is the Oldest Church
within the present limits of Vermont; and
Whereas, our forefathers met in Prayer in the First
Meeting House for assistance against the . . . — — Map (db m28223) HM
View of the hill top where the Battle Monument stands today, painted in 1798 by Ralph Earl. It shows the State Arms Inn (brick) on the left and in the middle the first Court House, which burned on May 17, 1809. The second Court House built on the . . . — — Map (db m161886) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m90235) 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
Editor and publisher the Vermont Gazette
Bennington
Uncompromising in defense of freedom of the press
Imprisoned in 1800 for opposition to Alien and Sedition Laws as threats to the newborn democracy
Erected in 1912
On site of first . . . — — Map (db m77021) HM
was built there was no circular road on this hill top. The original road from Williamstown, Mass. came through Pownal, Vt. to Bennington, and continued straight through the village, over this hill north towards Shaftsbury.
All of the buildings . . . — — Map (db m77051) HM
On August 16, 1777, British forces sent by Gen'l Burgoyne to seize supplies at Bennington were turned back by New Englanders under Gen'l John Stark and Vermont's Col. Seth Warner. This 306 foot commemorative shaft planned 100 years later, was . . . — — Map (db m13600) HM
Near this spot in 1761
Captain Samuel Robinson
the pioneer settler of Bennington, the first magistrate in what is now Vermont, and during his lifetime, the acknowledged leader of the settlers of the town
built his first log cabin. . . . — — Map (db m77052) HM
The Warner monument has text on the four sides of the base Born in
Roxbury (then Woodbury) C.T. May 17, 1743
Resided in
Bennington VT. 1765-1784
Died Dec. 26, 1784 at Roxbury CT
Where he was buried with Honors of War
Age 41 . . . — — Map (db m77023) HM
On this site
stood the
Continental Storehouse
Object of
the British attack
that was repulsed
by the Colonial Forces
at the
Battle of Bennington
August 16, 1777 — — Map (db m14828) HM
Erected in honor of Brigadier General John Stark and the 1400 New Hampshire men who came to the defense of Vermont in August 1777. Assembling at Fort Number Four in Charleston, New Hampshire, Stark and his troops crossed the Green Mountains to aid . . . — — Map (db m77022) HM
The Catamount Tavern, which was built in 1767, was originally named the Green Mountain Tavern. The Council of Safety and the “Green Mountain Boys” met here from 1767 to 1775. On May 9, 1775, Ethan Allen and 270 men, 40 whom were . . . — — Map (db m77053) HM
