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| Bennington Monument |
We have been visiting Scott’s family in Connecticut. On Friday, his niece Tammie and her husband
Brian took us to their camp in Vermont. We
got there in time to catch sunset over the Green Mountains from the deck of The
Publyk House, a historic restaurant north of Bennington. Here’s a couple of views of the Bennington
Monument and the sunset.
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| trees starting to get their color |
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| sunset, looking toward NY |
On Saturday, we went to the monument, the tallest structure
in Vermont. This commemorates the battle
in 1777 where the Green Mountain Boys held off the British in their efforts to
take supplies. This defeat contributed
to the later defeat at Saratoga, and the British retreat back into Quebec.
Around Bennington there are painted moose and
catamounts (cougars), including one at the base of the monument. (This depicted covered bridges.)
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| Covered Bridge Moose |
After leaving the monument we went to the old First Church,
the oldest church in VT. The graveyard
next to the church has markers for revolutionary soldiers, signs for well-known
stone carvers, and the grave of Robert Frost.
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| revolutionary soldier |
From there it was off to explore some of the historic
covered bridges.
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| Paper Mill Bridge and dam |
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| Henry Bridge |
After a quick stop in town to visit a local antique gun
shop, we went back up to the camp. In
the swamp below the camp we encountered a real fisherman.
We explored the hillside on ATVs, and, after
dinner sat on the porch listening to the owls, the coyotes, and other sounds of
the night.
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| the Kennedy camp |
One final picture... one of the catamounts:
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"Cattitude"
Main Street, Bennington |
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