Arlington, VT (pop. 2,400) is located in Bennington County in Vermont, a bit north of Bennington in southwestern Vermont. The town was chartered in 1761. Arlington sits within the Green Mountain National Forest in the Valley of Vermont between the Taconic Range and the Green Mountains. The Battenkill River, a popular destination for trout fishing enthusiasts, flows through the center of town.

Driving time to Arlington, VT is 4 hours from Montreal, Boston and New York City; 1.5 hours from Albany, NY, and 2.5 hours from Bradley International Airport (Hartford, CT).

Arlington is situated 20 minutes north of Bennington VT and 20 minutes south of Manchester Center and Manchester VT... a quick drive to both locations in the southwestern corner of the state.

Arlington Vermont is surrounded by the Green Mountain National Forest, which comes under the jurisdiction of the US Forest Service. Even so, it was the Vermont State Legislature in 1925 that approved the funding to purchase lands that became part of the Forest. The Forest is home to diverse wildlife, including beaver, black bear, moose and white tailed deer. The Forest is also a favorite for birders building their New England yard lists.

Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys stood with the New Hampshire grantees, and discouraged the New Yorkers from settling in Arlington. Nevertheless, the issue of legal ownership remained unsettled, and the New Hampshire

grantees eventually made financial settlements with the New Yorkers. Many Green Mountain Boys lived in Arlington before the Revolution, including Thomas Chittenden and Seth Warner.

Arlington first settled before the American Revolution, but New Hampshire and New York residents both laid claim to land grants awarded to them. However, when New York settlers arrived in Arlington to assert their land grant claims, Arlington residents turned to the militant Ethan Allen to discourage the New York grantees.

Arlington, VT also is famous as the home and studio of American graphic artist Norman Rockwell. In 1939, Rockwell, his wife and sons moved to Arlington, Vermont. Rockwell befriended his neighbors, many of whom became his models – the models for life in a small American town. It was in his Arlington studio that Rockwell produced his signature work – The Four Freedoms. These posters inspired Americans during World War II. Rockwell lived in Arlington until 1953. Many people claim they can see the faces of Rockwell’s models in the children who play in Arlington’s streets today.

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