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Many were dressed in period costume for the Breakenridge Stand-off event held at McWaters Park in Bennington on Sunday afternoon. Pictured here are men dressed as the Green Mountain Boys. CAROLINE BONNIVIER SNYDER â BENNINGTON BANNER
BENNINGTON â The 250th anniversary of the Breakenridge Stand-off was marked with rousing spirit Sunday afternoon during a celebratory event near the Henry Bridge.
Thatâs where a seminal event in the creation of what became Vermont and of the Green Mountain Boys of Ethan and Ira Allen took place on July 18-19, 1771.
The Breakenridge Stand-off is re-enacted during the event held at McWaters Park in Bennington on Sunday afternoon.
Re-enactment, ceremony mark 250th anniversary of 1771 Breakenridge Stand-off
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Sunday event will celebrate the birth of Vermont
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