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Bennington Battle Monument Retrospective 8/14/21
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114 years after the Battle of Bennington, the 300+ ft stone monument was completed and opened to the public during a Grand Ceremony 8-16-1891. The battle is commemorated annually at the town's Battle of Bennington Weekend with events held at the monument and a parade in town. Ladies and gentlemen in period attire of the Guilded Age strolled on Saturday* 8-14-2021. Members of the Living History Association fired a six pound cannon at 1 and 3pm. Revolutionary War Re-enactor Leo Tucker, dressed as a U.S. Marine of the Period displayed and demonstrated arms and equipment. Josh Tabor displayed his crafted powder horns and played the violin. The Moodus Drum and Fife Corps led by Drum Major Charlie Woodward entertained the limited crowd* smaller than the tens of thousands estimated to have attended the original event at which the Moodus Drum & Fife Corps also played.
