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Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   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 — BENNINGTON BANNER BENNINGTON — The 250th anniversary of the Breakenridge Stand-off was marked with rousing spirit Sunday afternoon during a celebratory event near the Henry Bridge. That’s where a seminal event in the creation of what became Vermont and of the Green Mountain Boy...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   NORTH BENNINGTON — The 250th anniversary of the historic Breakenridge Stand-off will be publicly celebrated in and around the Henry Bridge and McWaters Park in North Bennington on Sunday. In 1771, six years before the Battle of Bennington, the Green Mountain Boys made some history here, and the entity that later became Vermont was born in Bennington. On hand will be local and regional volunteers offering history tours and presentations. There will be re-enactors and a grand ceremony. For the most part, the 250th celebration event will...

Don't miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   NORTH BENNINGTON — In 1771, six years before the Battle of Bennington, the Green Mountain Boys made some history here, and the entity that later became Vermont was born in Bennington. On Sunday, July 18, the 250th anniversary of the historic Breakenridge Stand-off will be publicly celebrated in and around the Henry Bridge and McWaters Park in North Bennington. On hand will be local and regional volunteers offering history tours and presentations. There will be re-enactors and a grand ceremony. The colonial era standoff was years in th...