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Bennington, Battle of
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Bennington, Battle of (August 16, 1777) an American victory in the
Revolutionary War. New Hampshire militiamen under Brig. Gen.
John Stark defeated and captured the majority of a large British expeditionary force. The force, with the goal of raiding the militia's stores in Bennington, Vermont, was detached from the main body of Maj. Gen.
John Burgoyne's army.
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BENNINGTON MAKES RECOVERY ITS OWN WAY PRESIDENT IS CREDITED WITH SETTING THE COURSE
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 5/5/2002; ; 700+ words
; BENNINGTON, Vt. - When Bennington College president Elizabeth Coleman got a call recently from...Merck pharmaceutical company, had been regular contributors to Bennington for years, donating an average of $200,000 annually to Katharine...
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BENNINGTON: ONCE AGAIN, THE 'NOTORIOUS' VERMONT COLLEGE FINDS ITSELF 'HOT' IN THE LITERARY WORLD
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 10/13/1987; ; 700+ words
; BENNINGTON, Vt. - Poor Bennington. It just never gets a break. In the old days, J.D. Salinger defamed the college by referring here and there to the "Bennington girl." After that, Randall Jarrell lampooned its ilk when...
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BENNINGTON'S TWO TOWNS SOJOURN CONNECTS CENTER OF COMMERCE WITH COLONIAL PAST
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 3/5/2003; ; 700+ words
; BENNINGTON, Vt. - There are two Benningtons...1/2 hours from Boston. The first Bennington spreads out around the downtown business...A fabulous diner and the showroom of Bennington Pottery are a few blocks away. The...
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Bennington ready to lower the schuss boom
Magazine article from: Vermont Business Magazine; 10/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; The old way of looking at Bennington County was to say it seemed a bit remote from the rest...industry seems likely to make gains as well. The towns of Bennington and North Bennington, with their still-strong manufacturing tradition and...
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Exploring Bennington pottery myths
Magazine article from: Antiques & Collecting Magazine; 8/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...many pieces of usually brown or spatter-glazed pottery labeled as "Bennington" at the next antique show. This type of pottery is only Bennington when made in Bennington, Vermont in the 19th century. Otherwise, the proper name for this...
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Annexation may reduce Bennington's property tax levy.
Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE); 11/14/2006; 700+ words
; ...Nov. 14--Beverly Knoch lived in Bennington 22 years before moving away for a more...returned to live in a subdivision near Bennington. Monday night, the city welcomed her...with the City Council's vote to annex Bennington Park. "I'm so glad to be back in...
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How she became 'a Bennington Girl'
Magazine article from: Washington Jewish Week; 7/13/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...transformation from sheltered Jewish life The term 'Bennington girl' connoted someone who was flamboyantly...of-water coming of age tale, The Virgin of Bennington. The Bennington College that Norris reflected on from the late...
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Bennington aims for Old Market-style appeal.
Newspaper article from: Omaha World-Herald (Omaha, NE); 1/23/2007; 700+ words
; Byline: Chris Olson Jan. 23--Bennington has changed a lot in the nearly 50 years...Metropolitan Area Planning Agency. Bennington's look is about to change as well...to its borders. "The consensus of Bennington residents is to create a downtown atmosphere...
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STRAY OFF THE MAIN PATHS FOR BENNINGTON'S CHARM.(Living Today)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/21/1988; 700+ words
; ...Tomer Staff writer For some of us, Bennington, Vt., has always promised more...After the Old First Church and the Bennington Potters, what? Maybe it was time to take another look at Bennington. Maybe an infusion of public relations...
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Profite: Dispute between professors at Bennington College and the school's president
Transcript from: NPR Morning Edition; 5/12/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...Profite: Dispute between professors at Bennington College and the school' s president...years ago, the president of Vermont's Bennington College abolished its tenure system...round of firings and resignations at Bennington; once again, focusing attention on...
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Bennington
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bennington town (1990 pop. 16,451), seat of Bennington co., SW Vt.; chartered 1749, settled 1761. It includes the villages of North Bennington and Old Bennington. The town manufactures transportation...
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Bennington, Battle of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
BENNINGTON, BATTLE OF BENNINGTON, BATTLE OF (16 August 1777). In mid-August 1777 the British general John Burgoyne planned a raid on the American stores at Bennington, Vermont. His purpose was fourfold: to encourage the Loyalists...
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Bennington College
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bennington College at Bennington, Vt.; coeducational (originally for women); chartered 1925, opened 1932. Its curriculum is based on individual interests and needs. All students are required to devote part of their time to off-campus...
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Bennington, battle of
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Bennington, battle of, 1777. On his march south from Canada to split the rebellious...raiding force under a German officer, Baum, with 800 scratch troops to Bennington. There they were confronted on 16 August by a force twice their size...
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Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc.
Book article from: International Directory of Company Histories
...Paper Mills, Inc. 117 Antrim Road Bennington, New Hampshire 03442 U.S.A...x2019; s Mills became the town of Bennington, and the name of the paper-manufacturing company was changed to Bennington Paper Mills. Expansion and New...
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