North Bennington, Vermont

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Henry Covered Bridge

5K/10K Walk 

  Saturday, May 30, 2009

sponsored by

 Empire State Capital Volkssporters

AVA #09/83165

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History Highlights:

Though part of the Town of Bennington, North Bennington is a chartered village that maintains its own identity. A classic small New England village, North Bennington has a population of 1428 (2000 census). Within its 2.1 square miles it has industries, a bank, two schools, four churches, Vermont’s oldest fire company, a prestigious liberal arts college (Bennington College) and the Park-McCullough House, an outstanding example of Victorian architecture and home to an extensive collection of artwork, furniture, artifacts and Vermont historical items collected over the 100 years the home was occupied by the Park-McCullough family. The family included two Governors of Vermont and played host to President Benjamin Harrison and his entourage at the house when Harrison came to Bennington to dedicate the battle monument.

The Park McCullough House serves as the start point for a walk that will take you through a wooded trail, down a dirt country road to a covered bridge over the Walloomsac River, alongside Paran Creek, site of industrial activity since Revolutionary times and still in use for this purpose today, and through the center of the village. There you can buy lunch at a store that has operated continuously in the same building since 1833. The Park McCullough House will be open for tours after your walk (fee charged).

Start/Finish:    

       Park McCullough House, 1 Park St., North Bennington, VT

Time:      Start anytime between 9 AM – 12 noon, finish by 3:00 pm

Trail Rating: 1+   Walk goes through the village of North Bennington.  
It includes a woods trail, dirt country roads, a covered bridge and village streets. 
Moderately hilly terrain in places.                                                             

Fees:    IVV Credit Walkers     - $3.00

                Non-Credit Walkers      - $2.00                        
Restrooms: will be available at start/finish
Donations:  Park-McCullough House Association                            

DIRECTIONS: 

From the west: Take route 7 east from Troy,NY. Just before the VT border, turn onto Rte. 279, Bennington bypass. Take exit for Route 67A north. (Becomes Water St. in No. Bennington.) Turn left onto West St.  Park-McCullough House is at the corner of West and Park.

From the north: Take Northway (Rte 87) south to exit 12.Take Rte 67 east to No. Bennington, turn right onto Park St.

From the south: Take NYS Thruway to exit 23, rte. 787 and  take exit in Troy for Bennington (rte.7) and follow directions above for “from the west”.

From the east: Take Vt. 9 to Bennington, right on Rte. 7, left on Northside Drive (7A), left on 67A north.

 Parking lot is behind the house, off West Street.

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For further information about this event, please contact:

For further information about this event, please contact:

                                                                                                                           Barbara Kolapakka 518-583-9038

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