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About Bennington, Vermont 
Bennington County
*Area, Population and Density rankings above refer to Bennington's relative position among Vermont's 255 civic entities (9 cities, 242 towns, 4 gores and grants). Complete rankings are here.
The first town granted in what were to be known as the New Hampshire Grants, later as Vermont. Benning Wentworth had been Royal Governor of New Hampshire for nine years when he issued the grant to himself and several friends, neighbors and relatives. Whether he had his mind on immortalizing himself or honoring his mother (Mary Benning) in naming the town, one can only guess. Settlement of the town was delayed until 1761 by the last French and Indian War, and was barely underway when the settlers became involved in their long title dispute with New York. The controversy was at its height when the Revolutionary War began (because the "Yorkers" were primarily Tory in sympathy) and Bennington was at the center of it (because New York's most bitter enemies, the Green Mountain Boys, chose to make their headquarters there). In August, 1777, the area was the site of one of the most important battle of the Revolution. Even though the actual engagement was fought in New York, it will always be known as the Battle of Bennington.
Material excerpted or adapted from Esther Munroe Swift's
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Activities & Points of Interest
Goings-on in and near Bennington Bennington Battle Monument - State Historic Site Bennington Youth Center North Bennington Historical Society Covered Bridges
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Click Here for a map of all bridges in Bennington County. |
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Contact Info Emergency Services (Statewide): 911
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Churches, Ministries, Charitables Assemblies of God : Green Mountain Christian Center 802-447-7224 |
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Schools Southwest Vermont Supervisory Union 802-447-7501 |
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This is a basic geographic reference, intended to show relative location of adjacent towns. Directional accuracy is limited to 16 compass points. There isn't even the slightest suggestion that one can necessarily travel directly from one town to the next (as in "You can't get there from here").
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Utilities Notes about utilities:
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