Bennington Monument

1892 - Present

Photo's of the completed monument

Most from the Bennington Museum Collection / Many from Tim Wager's Facebook site
The Monument was about 2 years old when this photo was taken.

Photo credit - Bennington History After Dirt Was Invented.

BENNINGTON MONUMENT
looking east
Key House to the left of Monument


Bennington Museum Collection

BENNINGTON MONUMENT AND MOUNT ANTHONY
from Harwood Hill
National Guard Cavalry

Bennington Museum Collection
Colorization by Tim Wager
Bennington Museum Collection

Bennington Museum Collection.

Railroad  Crossing at the foot of Harwood Hill, circa 1900,

was replaced by the overpass in 1914.

  

White, Wills Thomas

Bennington Museum Collection

Jennings home circa 1900

BENNINGTON, VERMONT, CIRCA 1905.

"Monument commemorating Battle of Bennington -

- Walmscock, N.Y., 1777.


Bennington Museum Collection

1905 Monument Ave with Old First Church on right

circa 1906 - The Original Bennington ByPass - 

North Road covered bridge on the north side of the Monument, 

crossed the Walloomsac River by Harmon Road and came out in front of what was this farm house and up Harwood Hill

View from Monument Avenue - 1912

Bennington Museum Collection

Photo from 1913 taken on Harwood Hill

Harwood Hill Railroad underpass 1914
Super Stock D/A Roadster in the burnout area at Monument Dragway Unknown person and date and it appears it was taken before the 
Warner statue was installed at the Monument 

Bennington Museum/Wills T. White Collection
Thank you to:
Bennington History After Dirt Was Invented

Bennington Battle Monument taken from the north side


Bennington Museum Collection

Bennington Battle Monument taken from the north side
Bennington Battle Monument taken from the north side
Park and Monument Avenue 
Walloomsac Inn on the right

1923 - North Road leading to Monument Circle 


Charles Reynolds Photographer

Bennington Museum Collection 

     1927 - Special lighting was set up for the 

Sesquicentennial Celebration at the Monument... 

There were 15 lamps producing 4.5 million candlepower each.


Photographer Wills White
Bennington Museum Collection
Bennington Rural Fire Department on Orchard Road '63
Far end not sure, but Chevrolet 2nd from left 1941-47 model year, next one guessing 30's era fire truck, and on right end International 1949-52 water tanker.

Photographer unknown: a great photo.
Thanks to Jake Loring for helping identify the trucks in the yard

Thanks to Tim Wager for a beautiful photo of the Bennington Monument

1890's - Caretaker of the Bennington Monument, 

John Baker with his wife and "Lil John Baker Jr.

photo courtesy of Tim Wager

Colorization by Tim Wager