During the summer of 1777 Gen. George Washington was in trouble. He feared the British would attack from the North and reenforce the troops he was facing. Vermonters mounted a resistance in a series of battles starting at Mount Independence on Lake Champlain and ending at Saratoga, New York allowing Washington the time he needed and turning the tide of the War.

At our Mount Independence Historic Site you can learn how an out manned force fought and lost, but delayed the British advance. The Americans retreated, and a successful rear-guard action at Hubbardton repelled the Redcoats while the main American force escaped to Bennington. This is reenacted each July at the Hubbarton Battlefield Historic Site.

In Bennington, the 155 foot Bennington Battle Monument, our highest structure commemorates General John Stark's defeat of two British detachments, thus setting the stage for the American victory at Saratoga that changed the course of the War.

All three Vermont State historic sites have events commemorating that summer. From reenactments, to lectures, exhibits and more, the early days of the Republic will come to life along Vermont's western border.

To learn more about these and other historic points of interest, visit www.historicvermont.org.