The Bennington Battle Monument will be closed from June 9-12 for maintenance, according to a community announcement. The 306-foot structure, the tallest man-made building in Vermont, commemorates the ...

A massive time capsule containing items from all U.S. states and territories has been sealed shut and will not be opened ...

Last year, state officials went to the Legislature with a problem: The 306-foot Bennington Battle Monument — an obelisk commemorating the 1777 Battle of Bennington — was saturated with 66,000 gallons ...

Letting it go would be like tossing the Statue of Liberty into the harbor. Bennington cannot lose its dear monolith! Commentaries are opinion pieces contributed by readers and newsmakers. VTDigger ...

Why not just knock it down? That’s what first-term Vermont Representative Shawn Sweeney said was his first thought after hearing the staggering $40 million estimated price tag on the state’s proposal ...

BENNINGTON, Vt. — The Bennington Battle Monument rises 306 feet into the sky. It is the tallest structure in Vermont, and, behind the 555-foot Washington Monument, the second-tallest unreinforced ...

BENNINGTON — The Bennington Battle Monument’s elevator is officially back in operation. Visitors can now purchase tickets that will take them 200 feet up to the observation deck to enjoy commanding ...

BENNINGTON As it celebrates its 125th anniversary, the Bennington Battle Monument remains the massive and lofty tribute its principal founder hoped it would be to the Vermonters who contributed so ...