Why not just knock it down? That’s what first-term Vermont Representative Shawn Sweeney said was his first thought after hearing the staggering $40 million estimated price tag on the state’s proposal ...

Vermont's Bennington Battle Monument is a soaring commemoration of a critical Revolutionary War victory. But it needs massive ...

Spivak said the Battle of Bennington in 1777 is the oldest continuously celebrated battle in the nation, with the first anniversary event in 1778. He said the yearly celebration “really speaks ...

The Bennington Monument was completed in 1889 to commemorate the Battle of Bennington, which took place on August 16, 1777.