Editing Battle of Bennington (section)

==Commemorations==
[[File:Bennington Vermont-2c.jpg|thumb|left|upright|150th anniversary of Battle of Bennington commemorative stamp]]
[[File:Bennington Battlefield Marker.jpg|thumb|[[List of New York State Historic Markers in Rensselaer County, New York|Historic Marker]] marking the Bennington Battlefield Park]]
August 16 is a [[legal holiday]] in Vermont, known as [[Bennington Battle Day]].<ref name="BattleDay">[[#BattleDay|Vermont State Holidays]]</ref> The battlefield, now a [[Bennington Battlefield State Historic Site|New York state historic site]], was designated a [[National Historic Landmark]] on January 20, 1961, and added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] on October 15, 1966.<ref name="nhlsum">[[#NHLSUM|NHL summary listing]]</ref><ref name="nris">[[#nris|National Register Information System]]</ref> In the 1870s, the local historic society in Bennington commissioned the design and construction of the [[Bennington Battle Monument]], which was complete in 1889 and dedicated in 1891 with ceremonies attended by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Benjamin Harrison]]. The Monument, an [[obelisk]] {{convert|306|ft|m}} high, is also listed on the National Register of Historic Places.<ref name="nris"/><ref name="Monument">[[#Monument|Bennington Battle Monument]]</ref> Although the monument was not ready in time to mark the centennial of the battle, the 100th anniversary of the battle was marked by speeches attended by [[President of the United States|President]] [[Rutherford B. Hayes]].<ref name="Bartlett445">[[#Bartlett|Bartlett (1894)]], p. 445</ref>

Every year on [[Bennington Battle Day]] there is a firing of the Molly Stark Cannon, the oldest firing cannon in the [[United States]]. The cannon was captured at the Battle of Bennington.<ref>{{Cite web |title=New Boston Historical Society |url=http://www.newbostonhistoricalsociety.com/cannon.html |access-date=2022-08-11 |website=www.newbostonhistoricalsociety.com}}</ref>
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