The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-07-28
HISTORIC EVENTS
IN HISTORY OF
THIS TOWN
Continued from LIST page

victory possible and Bennington wo-
men cooked and supplied the food.
II was Bennington county that fur
nished the governors OF Vermont for
81 of the first AZ years that Vermont
was a state. and not only the COVER
nors but a large proportion of the
other state officials. 1t was at Ben
nington that the first church in the
state was formed, a church that still
exists. 1t was at Bennington that
the first militia company of the state
was enlisted and the first manufac-
turing enterprise in the state was es-
tablished.
II was at Bennington that the first
pottery in America was built and at
Bennington that the first iron furnace
in northern New England was erect
ed and the first pig iron in America
was smelted. 1t was in Bennington
that the first knit underwear factory
of any importance In the United
States was erected and there that the
business is the most important INDUS
try to this day. 1t was at Benning-
ton that the first stereoscope was
made and there now the principal
stereoscope factory in the world is
now located.
This list does not include ALL or
nearly all of the things OF note with
which the name OF Bennington is con-
victed but merely some OF the princi-
pal ones. The list could be greatly
heightened. Not only the more i'm
portant incidents will be reproduced
at the coming pageant, but also sew
eral lesser scenes of human interest.
II will be the first time in this country
that battle scene has been depicted
in a pageant over coo people will
take part in the scenes and the pa
geant will be given complete and en-.
tire each of the four days
The advance program of the pa.
geant is as follows:
Prologue.
|. Old Portsmouth, Governor Ben
ming Wentworth's Home.
2. Benning Wentworths Marriage to
Martha Hilton.
Colonial Days.
l. Coming of First Settlers, 1851.
g Parson Deweys School.
3. House Raising and Wedding of
Joseph Rudd and Sarah Storey.
4. Departure of Samuel Robinson
for England to present the
grievances OF the New Hamp-
shire Claimants to King George
III, 1866.
5. Samuel Robinson in England.
G. About the Catamount Tavern.
% The Beech Seal
CD The Council OF Safety.
Revolutionary Days.
l. Ethan Allen, Seth Warner and
the Green Mountain Boys.
.. General Stark's Encampment at
Bennington.
8. Departure of Stark's Brigade TO
meet the enemy.
4. The Battle OF Bennington, August
l6, l777. Flight of the Indians
Women Praying on Harwood
Hill. Arrival of Warmers Men
under Lieut-Col Stafford The
Victory is Ours" English OF
fcers and Hessians pass the
Catamout Tavern.
Later Eighteenth Century Days
!. The Return of Ethan Allen.
.. Industrial Bennington.
The Nineteenth Century.
I. June Training.
.. Departure OF Union Volunteers for
the Civil War.
Twentieth Century Days.
/. Review of the Pageant
2. The Makers of Tomorrow.
Several scenes and tableaux will be
added to this when the program is
finally prepared that the historical
picture may be complete and as per-
feet as possible.
The people of Bennington cordially
invite the people OF Vermont and the
neighboring states TO be present at
the production Of the pageant. II is
not a money-making scheme but a
celebration of the 150th anniversary
OF the settlement OF the town Mod
crate admission fees will be charged
in order TO cover the large cost OF
the production. Spaces are reserved
/ for automobiles. Tickets or reser.
vations may be secured by writing
/ Or. +. S Pratt. Bennington, VT. Fur
/ Their information may be had by ad
dressing John p Mulligan, Benning
ton. VT,