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Bennington is the oldest county in Vermont still in existence, created by the first general assembly on 17 March 1778. The county seat is Manchester and to the left is a photo of the court house. Vermont was organized into two original counties, with Bennington in the west and Unity (a few days later renamed Cumberland) in the east. On 16 February 1781 Rutland County was created from Bennington County. On 13 April 1781 Bennington gained the gore east of the town of Bromley (now Peru) from Windham and Windsor Counties.

From 26 June 1781 until 23 February 1782, Vermont attempted to annex part of New York east of the Hudson River (the so-called West Union); inhabitants in the area favored Vermont's township form of government, while Vermont hoped to gain bargaining power through expansion. New York did not lose control of the area. For almost seven months Bennington County overlapped part of Albany County, New York.

On 27 February 1787 Windham County gained the town of Stratton from Bennington County, On 25 October 1805 Rutland County gained from the county when the town of Mount Tabor gained from the town of Peru. The county gained from Rutland County when the town of Dorset gained a small area from the town of Mount Tabor on 17 November 1825.

Cities and Towns

Adjacent Counties
Rutland County, Vermont - north
Windsor County, Vermont - northeast
Windham County, Vermont - east
Franklin County, Massachusetts - southeast
Berkshire County, Massachusetts - south
Rensselaer County, New York - southwest
Washington County, New York - northwest

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