Bennington acts as a major gateway to Vermont from New York State via Rt. 9. The town is home to Bennington College, Southern Vermont College, the Bennington Museum is a major attraction. The museum is known for its collection of Grandma Moses paintings and other early Americana.
The famous Bennington Monument in Old Bennington is national historic site . The monument commemorates the Battle of Bennington which took place during the American Revolution.
Bennington is where the Catamount Tavern once stood. It was at the Catamount Tavern where Ethan Allen and Seth Warner formulated the Green Mountain Boys and helped to establish the State of Vermont.
Bennington is named for Benning Wentworth, a British governor of New Hampshire, and is home to the William H. Morse State Airport, The Bennington Banner daily newspaper, and Pennysaver Press weekly newspaper are published here.
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