A tall stone obelisk rises at the end of a tree-lined path: the Bennington Battle Monument in Bennington, Vermont. The monument commemorates the August 1777 Battle of Bennington, though the fighting took place a few miles west in what is now New York. Completed in 1891, the shaft stands about 306 feet high and remains the tallest structure in Vermont. The sender had been in Bennington the day before and sent the card along as a small souvenir.
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
White border; printed copyright line at lower right (COPYRIGHT 1905 BY DETROIT PHOTOGRAPHIC CO.); light edge wear and a diagonal crease at lower right.
Postmark: NORTH HOOSICK N.Y. AUG 10 1907 (flag cancel) / receiving mark: 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, VT, 1907, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/bennington-battle-monument-bennington-vt-1907. Accessed November 2, 2026.
