#benningtonvt

“On my first night there, I sat on the bed during the twilight while the walls went slowly from gray to gold to black, listening to a soprano’s voice climb dizzily up and down somewhere at the other end of the hall until at last the light was completely gone, and the faraway soprano spiraled on and on in the darkness like some angel of death, and I can’t remember the air ever seeming as high and cold and rarefied as it was that night . . . “ — Donna Tartt, The Secret History 📖 #bennington #benningtonvt #thesecrethistory #tsh #donnatartt #donnatarttthesecrethistory #lightacademia #cottagecore #lightacademiaaesthetic #cottagecoreaesthetic #explorevermont #vermont #benningtoncollege #writerscommunity #writerslife #writersofinstagram #adventure #travelgram #newengland #newenglandphotography #newenglandliving #bookquote #bookworm #amreading (at Bennington College) https://www.instagram.com/p/CiNmultr7bP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

A nice old covered bridge complete with waterfall just below it. Near Bennington, VT. Photo by Retired Railroad Conductor, Bob Bahrs.

Fall colours surrounding the Old First Church in Old Bennington, Vermont. The American poet, Robert Frost, is buried behind the church.t

Standing 306 feet above #BenningtonVT is the #BenningtonBattleMonument. The tallest structure in the state of #Vermont the tower commemorates a pivotal battle of the American Revolution that turned tide in favor of the Colonists. . . About 85 feet taller than the #BunkerHillMonument, this obelisk has the benifit of an elevator which will take you up to the observation chamber for a small fee. With excellent view of three states it's well worth the ride! . . . #igersnewengland #travelblog #mytraveldiaries #traveltips #blogpost #blogger #ig_northamerica #ig_unitedstates #instagood #picoftheday #igersusa (at Bennington Battle Monument)

"The people of the village began to gather in the square, between the post office and the bank, around ten o'clock......." . The Lottery- #ShirleyJackson . It's noted that Lincoln Square in #NorthBennington, Vermont served as the inspiration for the town square featured in Shirley Jackson's classic short story "The Lottery". First published in the New Yorker magazine in 1948 the macabre story juxtaposes idyllic small town America and the dark forces that lurk beneath the surface. . . . #books #bookstagram #bookstagrammer #shortstory #newyorker #benningtonvt #literature #horrorstory #travelbloggers #thelotteryandotherstories #igersnewengland (at North Bennington, Vermont)

Construction of Bennington Battle Monument in Vermont, around 1888. . Located in Bennington, Vermont. It was built to commemorate the Battle of Bennington, a pivotal Revolutionary War battle fought in 1777. The monument stands 306 feet tall and is the tallest structure in Vermont #BenningtonVT #MonumentalViews #ExploreVermont #rppc (at Bennington Battle Monument) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqDiJLdMTpB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

“BEHIND THE OLD FITST CHURCH, N. BENNINGTON” A creature of ritual, I cannot pass thru this area without parking the car and walking back in the burying ground behind. #oldfirstchunorthbennington #benningtonvt #northbennington #northbenningtonvt #robertfrost #robertfrostgrave (at Old First Church) https://www.instagram.com/p/Chz2FcJrnoq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Old stones- Bennington, Vermont #mementomori #taphophiles_only #benningtonvt (at Bennington, Vermont) https://www.instagram.com/p/CVYu6inluvJ/?utm_medium=tumblr