A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . nce, on accountof which she assisted the new nation with money, fleets andarmies. The victory of the Americans at Saratoga, N. Y.,has been reckoned among the great battles of the world,but the victory at Bennington was necessary to that ofSaratoga. The Revolutionary War 77 A monument in commemoration of the Battle of Ben-nington has been erected at Bennington Center, near wherethe Ve
A text book of the geography, history, constitution and civil government of Vermont; also Constitution and civil government of the US., a publication expressly prepared to comply with Vermont's state school laws . nce, on accountof which she assisted the new nation with money, fleets andarmies. The victory of the Americans at Saratoga, N. Y.,has been reckoned among the great battles of the world,but the victory at Bennington was necessary to that ofSaratoga. The Revolutionary War 77 A monument in commemoration of the Battle of Ben-nington has been erected at Bennington Center, near wherethe Vermont Council of Safety held its sessions for severalyears, and on ground about three hundred feet above thebed of the Walloomsac River. Half a mile distant towardthe south is Mount Anthony, more than two thousand fivehundred feet in height. The monument is thirty-sevenfeet six inches square at the base and three hundred onefeet ten and a half inches high. Two hundred and twenty-five feet above the base are large openings on each side,with supporting pillars and protecting railings, and withinis a floor that covers the entire area. Here is the mainoutlook, and there are other outlooks both above and Burgoynes kettle, captured October, 1777; now hanging inBennington monument at entrance 78 History of Vermont The funds for the erection of the monument were furnishedin part by private subscription, but chiefly by the Statesof Vermont, New Hampshire and Massachusetts, and bythe Federal Government. The corner stone of the monu-ment was laid August i6, 1887. 13. Other Military Operations.—Other militaryoperations in Vermont during the Revolutionary War werechiefly of local importance. In 1776, General Jacob Baileyof Newbury was directed to cut a road from Newbury to
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