Pownal -- Two Presidents Taught Here

Bennington County · Route 346, just south of North Pownal Road, Pownal

Here two Presidents taught school at the beginning of their careers. Chester A. Arthur, a graduate of Union College, educated Pownal youth in 1851. Later while an undergraduate at Williams College, James A. Garfield did likewise. When Garfield was assassinated in 1881, Arthur succeeded him as President.

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