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VT, USA

Old First Church

Church

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.

Visiting Today

Address

1 Monument Circle, Old Bennington, VT 05201

Connected Events

Mar 1777
John Stark Resigns Continental Commission

General John Stark, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Jun 1777
Jul 1777
American Supply Depot Established at Bennington

Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne

Aug 1777
Burgoyne Dispatches Baum's Raiding Column

General John Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Aug 1777
Battle of Bennington — Defeat of Baum's Column

General John Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, Colonel Samuel Herrick, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark

Aug 1777
Battle of Bennington — Defeat of Breymann's Relief Column

General John Stark, Colonel Seth Warner, Lieutenant Colonel Friedrich Baum, General John Burgoyne, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark, Lieutenant Colonel Heinrich von Breymann

Oct 1777
Congress Promotes Stark to Brigadier General

General John Stark, Elizabeth "Molly" Stark