Vermont History
Five Shilling Note, 1781
Vermont
Bennington Museum was originally founded in 1852 as the Bennington Historical Association and has always had strong collections related to early Vermont and important Vermonters. Pieces related to Vermont History can also be found in other sections including Battle of Bennington, Gilded Age Vermont, Photographs, and Rare Books and Archives.
Jedidiah Dewey Gravestone, 1778
Frederick Manning
Terrestrial Globe, 1810
James Wilson (1763-1855)
Coal Torpedo, 1863-1864
Thomas Edgeworth Courtenay (1822-1875)
Thomas Chittenden Letter to Governor George Clinton of New York, 1791
Thomas Chittenden
Covenant of the Old First Congregational Church (Bennington, Vt.), ca. 1765
Old First Congregational Church (Bennington, Vt.)
Expenses related to the first mill in Bennington, ca. 1775-1785
David Robinson (1754-1843)
Elijah Dewey, 1798
Ralph Earl (1751-1801)
Oil on canvas
Early Mass on Easter Sunday, 1937
LeRoy Williams (1878-1965)
Oil on canvas
