{"id":672,"date":"2022-12-16T03:43:56","date_gmt":"2022-12-16T03:43:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/?p=672"},"modified":"2024-09-22T01:07:22","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T01:07:22","slug":"american-revolutionary-war-battle-of-bennington-august-16-1777-memorial-monument-bennington-vt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/index.php\/2022\/12\/16\/american-revolutionary-war-battle-of-bennington-august-16-1777-memorial-monument-bennington-vt\/","title":{"rendered":"American Revolutionary War: Battle of Bennington, August 16, 1777 &#8211; Memorial Monument &#8211; Bennington, VT"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This site commemorates the Battle of Bennington in 1777. When we visited in 2010, the monument was open to visitors to go to the top. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Views from the top. They have the windows marked to show you what is in the direction you are looking at. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben01.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben01.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-645\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben01.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben01-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben04.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben04.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-648\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben04.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben04-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben06.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben06.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-650\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben06.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben06-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben03.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben03.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben03.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben03-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben07.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben07.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-651\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben07.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben07-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben09.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben09.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-653\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben09.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben09-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben05.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben05.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-649\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben05.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben05-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben08.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben08.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-652\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben08.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben08-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Some other interesting details.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben10.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben10.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-654\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben10.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben10-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben11.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"960\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben11.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-655\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben11.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben11-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben12.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben12.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-656\" width=\"674\" height=\"898\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben12.jpg 720w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben12-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 674px) 100vw, 674px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"Bennington Monument\" class=\"wp-image-657\" srcset=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistoryblog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/Gben13.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Bennington Monument<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To find out more about this memorial, please check their website: <a href=\"https:\/\/historicsites.vermont.gov\/bennington-monument\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/historicsites.vermont.gov\/bennington-monument <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you enjoy our blog, please check out and support us at our web store at: <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistory\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/onewhitedove.com\/livinghistory\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This site commemorates the Battle of Bennington in 1777. 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