Vermont Trip Day 2

Also known as 442 Splatter Foot Road on GPS. Should arrive around 6:00 PM which is about half an hour before sunset. Look for # 11 at the end of the drive way and on the cabin.

Arrive 3:40pm for 5 minutes and then leave at 3:45pm

The Burt Henry Covered Bridge, also known as the Henry Covered Bridge or just the Henry Bridge, is a covered bridge that spans the Walloomsac River near Bennington, Vermont. A Town lattice truss bridge, is 121' long and opened in 1835.

2 miles in 4 minutes, arrive at 3:50, leave at 3:55

The Paper Mill Village Bridge, also called the Paper Mill Bridge as it was next to the paper mill, or Bennington Falls Covered Bridge, is a wooden covered bridge that carries Murphy Road across the Walloomsac River northwest of Bennington, Vermont. Built in 1889, it is 126' long.

1 min. travel, arrive 3:56pm and leave at 4:00pm

The bridge was probably built in 1840 by Benjamin Sears, who was from a family of well-known bridge builders in the region. The family is also credited with construction of the Paper Mill Village Bridge (1889), downriver a short way from this bridge; the Burt Henry Covered Bridge is also nearby, the three bridges all on a 2-mile (3.2 km) stretch of the river.

4:10pm – 5:00pm. Admission: Adults $5

The Bennington Battle Monument is a 306-foot-high stone obelisk located at 15 Monument Circle, in Bennington, Vermont. The tallest man-made structure in the State of Vermont , it commemorates the August 16, 1777 Battle of Bennington, a pivotal victory for American forces on the New England front of the American Revolution.

Located on same circle as the Bennington battle Monument, the Old First Church was gathered in 1762, the first Protestant church in Vermont. Much of the early history of Bennington and of Vermont took place in and around the original Meeting House, built in 1763.