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Bennington, Bennington, Vermont
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. The town was first settled in 1761 by four families from Hardwick and two from Amherst, Massachusetts. They were led by Capt. Samuel Robinson, who camped in the river valley on his return from the French and Indian War.
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- 1777 - August 16 - Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
The Battle of Bennington, delayed a day by rain, was fought. The rain delayed British reinforcements, and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in...Read MORE... - "In February. 1782, the Vermont legislature met at Bennington, when few of the representatives from the eastern side of the state could be present, and dissolved the union with the New Hampshire towns by a formal vote."
History of Newbury, Vermont... by Frederic Palmer Wells, 1902 - 1791 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,377
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1800 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,243
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1810 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,524
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1820 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,485
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1830 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 3,419
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1839 - Bennington
Bennington, Vermont
One of the chief towns of Bennington county. It lies 120 miles S.W. by S. from Montpelier, 25 S. from Manchester, and 30 east...Read MORE... - 1840 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 3,429
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849 - 1849 Bennington
One of the chief towns in the county. It is situated high above the great rivers and the ocean, yet we find it of good alluvial soil, delightfully...Read MORE... - 1854 - Bennington
Bennington Centre, or Old Village of Bennington, a post-village, semi-capital of Bennington county, Vermont, in Bennington township, 117 miles S. by...Read MORE... - 1859
BENNINGTON, a village, semi-capital with Manchester of the forenamed co., 57 m. NE of Albany, 117 m. SW of Montpelier, settled in 1761. It is...Read MORE... 
1870 - At Bennington, Vt., a physician gave a man up to die, but going home he broke his leg, and his patient was the one who made him a crutch to hobble about on.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 29, 1870- 1891 - Bennington Battle Monument completed in Old Bennington
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ vermont.html - 1895 - Bennington
Bennington, a post-village, one of the capitals of Bennington co., Vt., is in Bennington township, on the Bennington and Rutland Railroad, 55 miles...Read MORE... - 1900 - MUST HAVE SLEPT TIGHT.
Eleven Bennington People Doze While House Burns.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Bennington, June 5. — The boarding house of Mrs. D. A. Healey, on...Read MORE... 
Monuments from Avenue Approach. Old Bennington, Vt.
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Main Street, Bennington, Vt.
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The Walloomsac Inn, Bennington, Vt.
Postcard- 1902 - Unity Collar and Cuff Co. Fire
Bennington, Vt. March 9. - The most disastrous fire in the history of North Bennington broke out in the cutting room of the Unity Collar and Cuff...Read MORE... 
St Francis De Sales Church
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N.Y.C.R.R. Station
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Bennington, Vermont, 1909
Postcard- 1910 - AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE
Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View - One Killed and Two Injured.
BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30. - A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an...Read MORE... 
Berkshire R.R. and Benton Pond
Postcard- 1912 - BAD WRECK ON RUTLAND. Three Are Dead and Eleven Are Injured Near Bennington.
Bennington, Sept. 9. - In a head-on collision a mile north of the railway station, two persons were killed and nearly a score injured, one fatally....Read MORE... 
Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt.
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Birds Eye View, N. Bennington, Vt.
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Bennington, a banking post-village, one of the capitals of Bennington CO., Vt., is in Bennington township (town), on the Rutland and the Chatham and...Read MORE... 
View of Old Bennington, Vt., from Mt. Anthony
Postcard- 1927 - Flood
...Trolley cars were swept from their tracks by the flood waters at Bennington...
The Oelwein Daily Register
Iowa
November 4, 1927 - 1930 - Record Flyer, Hurt in Plane, Being Sought. Comrade Leaves Goldsboro, Alive in Wreck, to Seek Aid.
BENNINGTON, Vt., July 14. (AP). - Frank Goldsboro, 19, holder of the junior transcontinental flight record, was pinned beneath the wreckage of his...Read MORE... 
Old First Congregational Church
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Green Mts. and Pownal Valley, Bennington, Vt.
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Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Monuments from Avenue Approach. Old Bennington, Vt.)
Monuments from Avenue Approach. Old Bennington, Vt.
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Main Street, Bennington, Vt.)
Main Street, Bennington, Vt.
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - The Walloomsac Inn, Bennington, Vt.)
The Walloomsac Inn, Bennington, Vt.
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - St Francis De Sales Church)
St Francis De Sales Church
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - N.Y.C.R.R. Station)
N.Y.C.R.R. Station
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Bennington, Vermont, 1909)
Bennington, Vermont, 1909
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Berkshire R.R. and Benton Pond)
Berkshire R.R. and Benton Pond
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt.)
Roaring Branch, Bennington, Vt.
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Birds Eye View, N. Bennington, Vt.)
Birds Eye View, N. Bennington, Vt.
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - View of Old Bennington, Vt., from Mt. Anthony)
View of Old Bennington, Vt., from Mt. Anthony
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Old First Congregational Church)
Old First Congregational Church
Bennington, Vermont, USA
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 - Green Mts. and Pownal Valley, Bennington, Vt.)
Green Mts. and Pownal Valley, Bennington, Vt.
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1777 - August 16 - Americans defeat British in Battle of Bennington, Vt
The Battle of Bennington, delayed a day by rain, was fought. The rain delayed British reinforcements, and allowed the Vermont Militia to arrive in... Read MORE...
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"In February. 1782, the Vermont legislature met at Bennington, when few of the representatives from the eastern side of the state could be present, and dissolved the union with the New Hampshire towns by a formal vote."
History of Newbury, Vermont... by Frederic Palmer Wells, 1902
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1791 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,377
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1800 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,243
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1810 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,524
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1820 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 2,485
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1830 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 3,419
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1839 - Bennington
Bennington, Vermont
One of the chief towns of Bennington county. It lies 120 miles S.W. by S. from Montpelier, 25 S. from Manchester, and 30 east... Read MORE...
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1840 - Population of Bennington, Vermont - 3,429
A gazetteer of Vermont... by John Hayward Boston - Tappan, Whittemore, and Mason 1849
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1849 Bennington
One of the chief towns in the county. It is situated high above the great rivers and the ocean, yet we find it of good alluvial soil, delightfully... Read MORE...
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1854 - Bennington
Bennington Centre, or Old Village of Bennington, a post-village, semi-capital of Bennington county, Vermont, in Bennington township, 117 miles S. by... Read MORE...
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1859
BENNINGTON, a village, semi-capital with Manchester of the forenamed co., 57 m. NE of Albany, 117 m. SW of Montpelier, settled in 1761. It is... Read MORE...
1870 - At Bennington, Vt., a physician gave a man up to die, but going home he broke his leg, and his patient was the one who made him a crutch to hobble about on.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 29, 1870
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1891 - Bennington Battle Monument completed in Old Bennington
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/ state-history-timeline/ vermont.html
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1895 - Bennington
Bennington, a post-village, one of the capitals of Bennington co., Vt., is in Bennington township, on the Bennington and Rutland Railroad, 55 miles... Read MORE...
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1900 - MUST HAVE SLEPT TIGHT.
Eleven Bennington People Doze While House Burns.
(Special to The Messenger.)
Bennington, June 5. — The boarding house of Mrs. D. A. Healey, on... Read MORE...
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1902 - Unity Collar and Cuff Co. Fire
Bennington, Vt. March 9. - The most disastrous fire in the history of North Bennington broke out in the cutting room of the Unity Collar and Cuff... Read MORE...
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1910 - AUTO AND TROLLEY COLLIDE
Rainstorm Dbscures[sic] Driver's View - One Killed and Two Injured.
BENNINGTON, Vt., May 30. - A driving rainstorm that obscured the view of an... Read MORE...
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1912 - BAD WRECK ON RUTLAND. Three Are Dead and Eleven Are Injured Near Bennington.
Bennington, Sept. 9. - In a head-on collision a mile north of the railway station, two persons were killed and nearly a score injured, one fatally.... Read MORE...
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1916
Bennington, a banking post-village, one of the capitals of Bennington CO., Vt., is in Bennington township (town), on the Rutland and the Chatham and... Read MORE...
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1927 - Flood
...Trolley cars were swept from their tracks by the flood waters at Bennington... The Oelwein Daily Register
Iowa
November 4, 1927
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1930 - Record Flyer, Hurt in Plane, Being Sought. Comrade Leaves Goldsboro, Alive in Wreck, to Seek Aid.
BENNINGTON, Vt., July 14. (AP). - Frank Goldsboro, 19, holder of the junior transcontinental flight record, was pinned beneath the wreckage of his... Read MORE...
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