Bennington
[ben-ing-tuh n]
- a town in SW Vermont: defeat of British by the Green Mountain Boys 1777.
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Contemporary Examples
In the southwest of the state lies the town of Bennington, and close by is Maplebrook Farms.
It is an oversimplification, however, to say Bennington has no requirements.
These are just a few of the fields of study Bennington College advertises to potential applicants.
That said, students are then largely to left to direct their own studies—a tradition Bennington grads are quite proud of.
Cheever teaches at the Bennington Writing Seminars and at the New School.
Historical Examples
Let Bennington and Saratoga support their respective claims.
"Bennington," he called, and the answer came strong and clear.
Here were several sons, but the two eldest had gone to Bennington.
Charles Carleton CoffinWilliam Elliot Griffis, D. D.
Hessian camp-kettle, dug up on the battle-field of Bennington.
The Military Journals of Two Private Soldiers, 1758-1775Abraham Tomlinson
This brilliant victory at Bennington had important consequences.
The War of IndependenceJohn Fiske
Bennington
- a town in SW Vermont: the site of a British defeat (1777) in the War of American Independence. Pop: 15 637 (2003 est)
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