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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 ...
Bennington is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. It is located entirely within the town of Bennington . The population of the CDP was 9,074 at the 2010 census , [ 3 ] or 57.6% of the population of the entire town.
Prominent civic buildings are the town hall (an 1846 Greek Revival building), the county courthouse (1936, Colonial Revival), and the Old Bennington Post Office (1914, Classical Revival, now the police station). [2] The town of Bennington is the largest town in southwestern Vermont, and is one of two shire towns of Bennington County. It has ...
Bennington is the oldest county in Vermont still in existence, created by the first general assembly on March 17, 1778. [4] Vermont was organized into two original counties, with Bennington in the west and Unity (a few days later renamed Cumberland) in the east. [5] On February 16, 1781 Rutland County was created from Bennington County. [6]
Arlington is a census-designated place (CDP) in the towns of Arlington and Sunderland, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 1,213 at the 2010 census. [4] In 1989, the Arlington Village Historic District was listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The district covers an area of 180 acres (73 ha) and includes ...
Transportation in Bennington County, Vermont (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Bennington County, Vermont" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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Bennington, Vermont is a town in Southeastern Vermont. It is the sixth-largest municipality in the state. Bennington, Vermont may also refer to several places: Old Bennington, Vermont, a historic village located within the town of Bennington; Bennington County, Vermont, a county in Southeastern Vermont