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Bennington's Battle Monument
By Tyler Resch
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Description
Contemporary newspaper articles chronicle the construction's progress from 1887 to 1889 when the two ton capstone was put in place.
U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes attended the laying of the monument's cornerstone in 1887. President Benjamin Harrison attended the monument's dedication in 1891.
The Bennington Battle Monument, the tallest man-made building in the State of Vermont, is the second tallest unreinforced masonry building in the United States; the first is the Washington Monument, which is the tallest unreinforced masonry building in the world. Bennington Battle Day is a Vermont state holiday.
ILLUSTRATIONS:
Fifty historic photographs, sketches and print include portraits of Presidents Hayes and Harrison; sketches of rejected designs; and a bird's-eye view of the town of Bennington in 1887.
Six modern images illustrate the photographer's climb to the top to answer his question, "How do they change the light bulb up there?"
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
64
Release Date:
1994-03-01
Publication Date:
2026-04-20
Publisher:
IMAGES FROM THE PAST
Languages:
Original:
English
ISBN10:
1884592007
ISBN13:
9781884592003
Weight:
175 g
Height:
203 cm
Width:
276 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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