Bennington

Bennington Battle Monument

Monument · 15 Monument Circle, Bennington, VT 05201

A 306-foot obelisk completed in 1891, the tallest structure in Vermont, commemorating the Battle of Bennington and the supply depot the militia defended. Located in the town of Old Bennington, it stands near the site of the original storehouse rather than at the battlefield itself, which is across the border in New York. An elevator takes visitors to an observation level.

Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site

Battlefield · 81 New York 67, Walloomsac, NY 12090

The actual ground where the Battle of Bennington was fought on August 16, 1777, located in Walloomsac, New York, about five miles west of Bennington center. The site preserves the ridge above the Walloomsac River where Baum established his defensive works and was surrounded. New York State operates the park with interpretive signage and walking trails.

Bennington Museum

Museum · 75 Main St, Bennington, VT 05201

A regional history museum holding one of the most significant collections of Revolutionary War material in New England, including Stark's personal correspondence, battle flags, and artifacts from the 1777 campaign. The museum's collections also document the Catamount Tavern site and the Green Mountain Boys' organizational history.

Catamount Tavern Site

Landmark · Old Bennington, VT 05201

The site of Stephen Fay's Catamount Tavern, the primary meeting place of the Green Mountain Boys from the early 1770s through the Revolution. A mounted catamount (mountain lion) displayed over the door gave the tavern its name and became a symbol of Vermont defiance. The original structure is gone; a historical marker and the Bennington Museum collection preserve its memory.

Old Burying Ground

Cemetery · Monument Avenue, Old Bennington, VT 05201

The colonial-era cemetery adjacent to the Old First Church containing graves of Bennington militia soldiers and Revolutionary War-era residents, including those who served at the Battle of Bennington in 1777. The cemetery's stones include both British-style carved markers and simpler slate tablets that reflect the town's mixed English and New England heritage.

Old First Church

Church · 1 Monument Circle, Old Bennington, VT 05201

Congregationalist church established in 1762, the oldest church in Vermont, whose graveyard contains the remains of five Vermont governors and soldiers who fought at the Battle of Bennington. The church building dates to 1805 but stands on the site of the original meetinghouse that served as a gathering point during the Revolutionary War period.