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November 17, 1825 -


BENNINGTON gained from RUTLAND when town of Dorset gained small area from town of Mount Tabor. (McCarty, "Evolution," 140; Vt. Laws 1825, no 18/p. 25; Vt. Laws 1832, no. 25/p. 25)

October 25, 1805 - November 17, 1825


BENNINGTON lost to RUTLAND when town of Mount Tabor gained from town of Peru. (McCarty, "Evolution," 134; Vt. Laws 1805, ch. 15/p. 19-20;)

February 27, 1787 - October 25, 1805


BENNINGTON lost town of Stratton to WINDHAM. (Vt. State Papers, 14:173-175)

February 23, 1782 - February 27, 1787


BENNINGTON overlap of ALBANY (N.Y.) ended when Vermont gave up attempt to annex West Union. (Vt. State Papers, 3, pt. 2: 67-68)

June 26, 1781 - February 23, 1782


BENNINGTON overlapped ALBANY (N.Y.) when Vermont attempted to annex part of New York (known as West Union). New York did not lose control of the area. (Vt. State Papers, 13:45-46)

April 13, 1781 - June 26, 1781


BENNINGTON gained gore east of town of Bromley (now Peru) from WNDHAM and WINDSOR. (Vt. State Papers, 13:19)

February 16, 1781 - April 13, 1781


BENNINGTON lost to creation of RUTLAND. (Vt. State Papers, 13:5-6)

February 11, 1779 - February 16, 1781


BENNINGTON exchanged with CUMBERLAND (extinct). (Vt. State Papers, 12:43-44)

March 17, 1778 - February 11, 1779


BENNINGTON created as one of the two original counties of Vermont. (Vt. State Papers, 3: 7-8)

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