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Think spring!
Bennington Monument, one of 10 Vermont State Historic Sites

SPECIAL EVENTS

The Bennington Battle Monument opened for the season on April 19.

Calvin Coolidge, Mount Independence, Justin Morrill, Hubbardton Battlefield, Eureka Schoolhouse, Old Constitution House, and Chimney Point State Historic Sites follow suit on May 26.

The Chester Arthur Birthplace and the Hyde Log Cabin will open on July 4.

The 2008 Calendar of Events features re-enactments, workshops, performances, guided hikes, and much more.

Visit the Vermont State Historic Sites this year and see History where it Happened!

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This month in Vermont History
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1834 May 1
Vermont Anti-Slavery Party formed, Middlebury
1898
 May 1
Montpelier native Admiral George Dewey victorious over Spanish fleet at Manila Bay
1864 May 5
Battle of Wilderness, VA
191 Vermonters killed, 947 wounded, 96 missing

more May history""""
Vermont Treasures

Mount Independence Mural by Edward Haase

Mural of Mount Independence 1776-1777, by Ernest Haas
Commissioned by the Mount Independence Coalition
On display at Mount Independence State Historic Site in Orwell, Vermont

Click on the image for an enlarged view of the mural.

www.HistoricVermont.org