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Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vermont, circa 1907

Subject
Monuments & Memorials
Card type
Government postal card
Date
c. 1902 (Early)
Front of Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vermont, circa 1907, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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Back of Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vermont, circa 1907, c. 1902 postal card postcard
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About this postcard

The picture shows the Bennington Battle Monument, captioned "BATTLE MONUMENT, BENNINGTON, VT.," a tall stone obelisk rising at the end of a tree-lined path. The monument commemorates the August 1777 Battle of Bennington and was completed in 1891; at about 306 feet it is the tallest structure in Vermont. The printed copyright stamp dates this printing to 1907.

Postcard Details

Message · English, in pen

Dear Charlotte I was in Ben- nington yesterday & thought perhaps you didn't have a card from this place so send you this one Lovingly - L. S. McCowry

PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
8671. BATTLE MONUMENT, BENNINGTON, VT. COPYRIGHT 1907 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO. --- POST CARD THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE THE ADDRESS ONLY HERE
PostmarkedNorth Hoosick, NY, August 18, 1907
Stamp
Addressed to
Charlotte Haskett

So. Park St., Amesbury, MA

Postcard record

Postmarked, North Hoosick, NY
PublisherDetroit Photographic Co.
Series8671
ConditionGood
Place addressedCharlotte Haskett, So. Park St., Amesbury, MA
Place depictedBennington Battle Monument, Bennington, VT
Stamp1c Benjamin Franklin, green, issued 1902, perforated on all sides
NotesWhite border; copyright stamp at lower right; light edge wear and a diagonal crease at lower right. Postmark: NORTH HOOSICK N.Y. AUG 18 1907 (flag cancel) / AMESBURY MASS. AUG 17 10-30A 1907. Divided-back US government postal card with red POST CARD heading; 1c Franklin stamp; light corner/edge wear.

Cite this card

Bennington Battle Monument, Bennington, Vermont, circa 1907, postcard, c. 1902. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bennington-battle-monument-bennington-vermont-circa-1907. Accessed October 25, 2026.