16 Facts About Bennington Vermont

1.

Bennington Vermont is drained by the Walloomsac River and its tributaries, flowing to the Hoosic and then the Hudson River.

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2.

Bennington Vermont employs an open town meeting form of local government, with an elected seven-member Select Board elected by the town's citizens at large from two districts.

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3.

Bennington Vermont leaders have formed the Bennington Vermont Economic Development Partners to facilitate and expedite economic growth, working from a newly created Strategic Economic Development Plan that promotes the benefits afforded to companies located in the local area.

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4.

Downtown Bennington is a designated "Vermont Main Street" participant overseen and operated by the Better Bennington Corporation, a nationally accredited National Main Street Program by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

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5.

VT Route 279, known as the Bennington Vermont Bypass, is a Super 2 freeway.

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6.

Bennington Vermont is home to the Green Mountain Community Network, who operate the local Green Mountain Express bus service.

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7.

Bennington Vermont is home to a variety of municipal, parochial and private schools.

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8.

Bennington Vermont is home to the 33-time defending state wrestling champion Mount Anthony Patriots.

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9.

The following list does not include places of worship in North Bennington Vermont, which is an incorporated village in Bennington Vermont.

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10.

Bennington Vermont has a small network of mostly disconnected multi-use recreational trails; there are plans to better connect these paths in the future.

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11.

Closest state parks to Bennington Vermont are Lake Shaftsbury State Park in Shaftsbury and Woodford State Park in Woodford.

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12.

Bennington Vermont is the former home of the Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East, a summer institute for amateur musicians.

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13.

Bennington Vermont is home to the Oldcastle Theatre Company, a small professional theatre with a special interest in encouraging New England plays.

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14.

Bennington Vermont is located in a fringe viewing area of the Albany-Schenectady-Troy television market.

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15.

Bennington Vermont is within range of several stations from Glens Falls and the Capital District.

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16.

Bennington Vermont is the town of license for these radio station translators:.

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