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Bennington Banner

Location

Bennington, Vermont, United States of America

Date

May 05, 1977

Page

5

A Reverent Celebration of Peace in Bennington 1877 Centennial

Vermont paid 2000 toward the 1877 centennial marking the Battle of Bennington and Westminster Convention. The five day fest drew thousands of Civil War veterans with parades and banquets in Centennial Field near Bennington, praised for its scenic military encampments and expansive tents.

Vermont Bennington Burlington Charles S. Forbes United States Westminster New Hampshire Grants Bennington Battle Monument Horace Fairbanks George Hooker Windham County Brattleboro Forum Mount Anthony Centennial Field Queen City Band Veterans

Bennington 1877 Centennial parade and Battle Day events

Festivities during Bennington 1877 centennial featured a 3 mile Wednesday parade with 40,000 participants and 25,000 spectators. Judge Daniel Roberts delivered the main oration about Civil War dead. President Hayes attended a reception at Walloomsac House and led a grand Battle Day parade with 5,000 marchers. Dartmouth President Bartlett framed the peace theme as national wounds heal.

Daniel Roberts Burlington Centennial Field President Hayes Gov. Fairbanks Bennington Dartmouth S.C. Bartlett

May 5 1937 Vermont Highlights On Mountain Visit And Dorset

Forty years ago Gov George D Aiken encountered three locals on Searsburg Mountain while they added chains to a car that declined help. The Barrows House in Dorset opened its 1937 season with Woodland Theatre concerts and humorous plays drawing summer social events.

Ansel Buss Clarence Cross William Delong Searsburg Mountain Wilmington Road George D. Aiken Barrows House Dorset Woodland Theatre

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