Arlington Town Page

From its very beginnings when it became and independent community, despite its size with locally grown industry such as the Hale and Hawley companies and then later, Mack Molding which is still a dominant employer in the area.

This independence is explicitly expressed in its decision to continue its own Arlington High School and not join the Bennington based Mount Anthony Union High School District because it has its own Secondary School, Arlington Memorial High School, it does not offer school choice like some of the other smaller villages in Bennington County. It also has a great library, the Martha Canfield Library, whose niece was Dorothy Canfield Fisher Author and Activist, who with her husband John donated the original library residence of her Aunt to Arlington with the provision that it remain a library.

The Arlington Park and Recreation Center is amongst the best if not the best in the County and offers, golf, tennis, swimming, volley ball, basketball, baseball, tubing on the Battenkill, a jogging track and picnic area. It is a complete recreational area to be envied by other villages and towns.

The Battenkill River and its tributaries offer first rate trout fishing and are filled with tubers, kayakers and even swimmers in the summer. River Road is the Mecca alongside the Battenkill River and is home to three covered bridges and a swimming hole with tubes to jump from hanging from under the most westerly bridge.

Arlington remains a vibrant community with continued good employment at Mack Molding, and Orvis located in the neighboring town of Sunderland.

Notable artists and cartoonist have lived in Arlington none more famous than Norman Rockwell who used many local citizens in his work. Rivers, tall mountains, and history beckon you to small town life not lacking in sophistication. Jump off to Saratoga, Bennington and Manchester events within easy driving distance and venture just a bit further for SPAC, Tanglewood, The Williamstown Theatre and MASS MoCA during summer events.