Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site

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Bennington Battlefield
(U.S. National Historic Landmark)
The Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site in Walloomsac, New York, where the Battle of Bennington occurred on 16 August 1777.
Nearest city:	Walloomsac, NY
Coordinates:	42°56′19″N 73°18′16″W / 42.93861, -73.30444Coordinates: 42°56′19″N 73°18′16″W / 42.93861, -73.30444
Area:	1250 acres^[1]
Designated as NHL:	January 20, 1961^[2]
Added to NRHP:	October 15, 1966^[3]
NRHP Reference#:	66000564
Governing body:	New York State

Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site is the Rensselaer County, New York location where the Battle of Bennington occurred on the 16th of August 1777. Here, New Hampshire, Vermont and Massachusetts militia under General John Stark rebuffed a British attempt led by Colonel Friedrich Baum to capture American stores. The American victory cut off supplies to British General John Burgoyne as he made his push toward Albany, New York and set the stage for his subsequent surrender at Saratoga. It was declared a National Historic Landmark on 1961^[2]^[1] and was added to the National Register of Historic Places when the Register was created in 1966.

It is located on Route 67 in Walloomsac, New York, and is owned by New York State and by private owners.^[1]

Although the battle took place at this site entirely within New York State, the Bennington Monument, about 10 miles away in Vermont, also commemorates the Battle of Bennington.

An American flag and historical marker at the entrance to the historic site	(Top down) American, New York State, Prisoner of War and New York State Office of Parks Recreation and Historic Preservation flags fly atop the hill at the battlefield	A topographical map depicting the area at the time of the battle	A plaque erected by the state of New Hampshire commemorating the achievements of John Stark and the New Hampshire militia
A plaque erected by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts commemorating the achievements of the volunteer milita	A plaque erected by the state of Vermont commemorating the achievements of the Vermont militia and their comrades	The site grounds	A historical plaque erected at the entrance to the site describing the battle

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b ^c Richard Greenwood (November 24, 1975), National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Bennington BattlefieldPDF (382 KiB), National Park Service and Accompanying 10 photos from 1967 and 1975PDF (748 KiB)
^ ^a ^b Bennington Battlefield. National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service (2007-09-08).
^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).

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