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Bennington in 1887. First of the New Hampshire Grants, Bennington was chartered on January 3, 1749, by Colonial Governor Benning Wentworth and named in his honor. It was granted to William Williams and 61 others, mostly from Portsmouth, New Hampshire, making the town the oldest to be chartered in Vermont and outside of what is now New Hampshire, though Brattleboro had been settled earlier as a ...
Campus. Rural, 440 acres (1.8 km 2) Website. bennington.edu. Bennington College is a private liberal arts college in Bennington, Vermont, United States. Founded as a women’s college in 1932, [ 4 ] it became co-educational in 1969. It is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education.
Southwestern Vermont Medical Center (SVMC) is a non-profit general medical surgical hospital located in Bennington, Vermont. It is licensed for 99-beds. [1] Founded in the early 20th century by donations from Henry W. Putnam and his son, SVMC is the only hospital in Bennington County, Vermont. It also serves portions of western Windham County ...
Bennington. 20. Robert Frost Farm. Robert Frost Farm. May 23, 1968(#68000047) 0.25 mi (0.40 km) west of U.S. Route 7 on Buck Hill Rd.42°56′28″N73°11′42″W / 42.941111°N 73.195°W / 42.941111; -73.195 (Robert Frost Farm) South Shaftsbury. Residence of poet Robert Frost between 1929 and 1938. Designated a National Historic ...
Bennington Battle Monument. The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high (93 m) [1] stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont, United States. The monument commemorates the Battle of Bennington during the American Revolutionary War. In that battle, on 16 August 1777, [2] Brigadier General John Stark and 1,400 New ...
www.benningtonmuseum.org. The Bennington Museum is an accredited museum with notable collections of art and regional history. It is located at 75 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont, USA. The museum's history dates to 1852 when the Bennington Historical Association was first incorporated. In 1923 the association acquired a former church, which it ...
May 21, 2008. The Downtown Bennington Historic District encompasses the historic commercial heart of Bennington, Vermont. Centered on the junction of Main, South, and North Streets, it exhibits a variety of commercial architectural styles from the early 19th to mid-20th century. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 ...
Co-founded by Matthew Perry and Patricia Pedreira in 1994, [1] VAE has been committed to high quality arts and culture reaching people of all ages, abilities and incomes. . Located in the Sage Street Mill, a historic brick factory in the village of North Bennington, [2] VAE offers classes, workshops, vacation camps for children, free open studio time for teens, exhibitions with national and ...