Merck Forest
Merck Forest is a nature reserve in Town of Rupert, Bennington, Vermont. Merck Forest is situated nearby to the hamlet East Rupert, as well as near North Rupert.Places of Interest
Highlights include Rupert State Forest and Jenks Tavern.
Rupert State Forest
Forest
Rupert State Forest covers 363 acres in Rupert, Vermont in Bennington County. The forest is managed by the Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.
Jenks Tavern
House
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The Jenks Tavern, also known historically as the East Rupert Hotel and the Hotel G. Jenks, is a historic public accommodations house at the junction of West Dorset Road with Vermont Routes 315 and 30 in Rupert, Vermont.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Rupert and Dorset.
Rupert
Village
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Rupert is a town in Bennington County, Vermont, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The town is home to The Maple News, a trade publication focused on the maple syrup industry, and the former Jenks Tavern, built around 1807, which is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Dorset
Village
Dorset is the primary settlement and a census-designated place in the town of Dorset, Bennington County, Vermont, United States. As of the 2020 census, the CDP had a population of 360, out of 2,133 in the entire town.
Kent Neighborhood Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Kent Neighborhood Historic District encompasses a little-altered early 19th-century rural neighborhood of Dorset, Vermont. Centered at the junction of Dorset West Road and Nichols Hill Road, the area is also historically significant as the site in 1775 of the first meetings that culminated in Vermont's period of independence prior to become the 14th United States state.
Merck Forest
- Type: Nature reserve
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Town of Rupert, Bennington, Vermont, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
43.2581° or 43° 15′ 29″ northLongitude
-73.1661° or 73° 9′ 58″ westOpen location code
87M87R5M+6HOpenStreetMap ID
way 1506318293OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=nature_reserve
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