Bennington Battle Monument - Bennington, VT
N 42° 53.069 W 073° 12.813
18T E 645884 N 4749534
Located on the old Bennington Village Green.
Waymark Code: WM53DH
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 11/04/2008
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"On August 16, 1777, British forces sent by General Burgoyne to seize supplies at Bennington were turned back by New Englanders under General John Stark and Vermont’s Col. Seth Warner. This 306 ft. commemorative shaft, planned 100 years later, was dedicated in 1891. In 1953 it was taken over, restored and an elevator installed by the VT Historic Sites Commission which now administers it for the State."
Marker Name: Bennington Battle Monument
Location: Bennington
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