I
left the motel a little late the next morning (5-9) since I was only going
to go about 50 miles that day, then ended up running even a little later
as I had a flat tire (glass) before I got out of Bennington.
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I
also went to see the Bennington
Battle Monument before I left town.
It’s a 306’ tall obelisk dedicated in 1891 to honor the
participants of a nearby Revolutionary War battle.
On August 16, 1777, British troops under General Burgoyne
attempted to seize colonists’ war supplies at Bennington.
New Englanders under General John Stark and Vermont’s own
Colonel Seth Warner turned them back, however.
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From
Bennington, I rode into New York (just 5 miles away) then right through
Troy and around (but could see) Albany.
I stopped for the night in Schenectady.
These three near-adjacent cities anchor a pretty large metropolitan
area, as well as being the capital (Albany), the headquarters of The
General Electric Company (Schenectady) and the burial place of Uncle Sam
(Troy). I missed all of these
sites, however.
I
saw a bank sign in Troy that said 99 degrees and another in Schenectady
that said 86. I don’t quite
believe the first one, although there have been many readings in the 90s
in New England during the last couple of days.
(Great
Adventures to Scenic Places)
