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The battle itself happened in 1777, when the British forces tried, and failed, to raid a supply depot that is now home to a ...
Battle Day commemorations for 2025 are set for this Saturday in several locations forever linked to a pivotal battle during ...
At the heart of those celebrations is the Bennington Battle Monument, a towering 19-million-pound obelisk in need of repairs.
BENNINGTON -- Battle Day weekend is upon us, with celebrations continuing through the weekend.
Feeding Champlain Valley locations will be closed this Friday in observance of Bennington Battle Day, with normal hours set ...
BURLINGTON, Vt. (WCAX) - It’s Bennington Battle Day, a state holiday commemorating a key battle of the Revolutionary War. It ...
BENNINGTON (AP) The anniversary of the Bennington Battle will be marked with a full day of activities next weekend at the monument in Bennington. Aug. 16 is Bennington Battle Day; all state historic ...
Friday, Aug. 15, is the state holiday of Bennington Battle Day, and VSP’s regular business offices will be closed. STATE OF VERMONT DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC SAFETY VERMONT STATE ...
BENNINGTON The Bennington Battle Day parade lineup will include more than a dozen bands, 15 floats, an appearance by Gov. James Douglas and participation by many fire departments from southern Vermont ...
The Bennington Battle Monument. Photo via Adobe Stock Next week, Benningtonians might catch a glimpse of people suspended in midair, rappelling from the state’s tallest structure, as a crew ...
BENNINGTON — Celebrate Bennington Battle Day at Willow Park in Bennington Monday by attending a community picnic sponsored by Adelphia, the Bennington Area Chamber of Commerce, the Living History ...
BENNINGTON — Battle Day commemorations for 2025 will be on Aug. 9 and Aug. 14-17. The day commemorates the Battle of Bennington, the Revolutionary War's longest continuously celebrated battle.