Description
Contemporary newspaper articles chronicle the construction’s progress from 1887 to 1889 when the two ton capstone was put in place. U.S. President Rutherford B. Hayes attended the laying of the monument’s cornerstone in 1887. President Benjamin Harrison attended the monument’s dedication in 1891.
Fifty historic photographs, sketches and print include portraits of Presidents Hayes and Harrison; sketches of rejected designs; and a bird’s-eye view of the town of Bennington in 1887. Six modern images illustrate the photographer’s climb to the top to answer his question, “How do they change the light bulb up there?”
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Tyler Resch holds a B.A. from Amherst and an M.S.J. from Northwestern. He was managing editor of the Bennington Banner in 1963-5 and 1968-1978, and was communications director of Bennington College 1978-1984. Retired, he lives in Bennington.
Resch is the author or editor of several other books of regional history including The Shires of Bennington; Glastenbury: A History of a Vermont Ghost Town; Bennington College: In the Beginning; and A Continued Clap of Thunder: Essays to Celebrate the 250th Anniversary of the America Revolution.
Ordering Information:
ISBN 978-1-884592-00-3
7”x11”
64 pages
Paperback $14.95
