The Settlement of Bennington
- Date Range
- June 1761 – 1800
- Title
- The Settlement of Bennington
- What occurred
- The first settlers arrive in Bennington, the first Vermont town west of the Green Mountains. By 1765 1500 people lived in the town, each house feeding it self from its own lands and herds. Primary harvests were of Corn, Maple Sugar, Wheat and Dairy products. They also built a dam at Benton Pond to provide power for several mills, potteries and furnaces, being built along the Walloomsac river. Over by the 1800s Bennington had become a local political and economic power making use of the country side to prosper. (Pictured Maple Sugar being collected by horse drawn sledge)
- Location
- 2323 Monument Avenue Bennington Vermont USA
- Image Citation
- https://benningtonhistory.org/frederick-burt-photographs/agriculture/
- Student name(s)
- James Hogan