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Ethan Allen was an American farmer,businessman,land speculator,philosopher,writer,lay theologian,American Revolutionary War patriot,and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga early in the Revolutionary War. He was the brother of Ira Allen and the father of Frances Allen.
The Green Mountain Boys were a militia organization established in 1770 in the territory between the British provinces of New York and New Hampshire,known as the New Hampshire Grants and later in 1777 as the Vermont Republic. Headed by Ethan Allen and members of his extended family,it was instrumental in resisting New York's attempts to control the territory,over which it had won de jure control in a territorial dispute with New Hampshire.
Westminster is a town in Windham County,Vermont,United States. The population was 3,016 at the 2020 census. It is also the first capital of the Republic of Vermont. It borders the state of New Hampshire.
The Ethan Allen Express is a daily passenger train operated by Amtrak in the United States between New York City and Burlington,Vermont,via Albany,New York. One daily round trip is operated on a 310-mile (500 km) north–south route with a 7-hour 35 minute scheduled running time. The train is subsidized by New York and Vermont for the portion north of Albany. It is named for Vermont cofounder and American Revolutionary War hero Ethan Allen.
The Vermont Republic,officially known at the time as the State of Vermont,was an independent state in New England that existed from January 15,1777,to March 4,1791. The state was founded in January 1777,when delegates from 28 towns met and declared independence from the jurisdictions and land claims of the British colonies of Quebec,New Hampshire,and New York. The republic remained in existence for the next fourteen years,albeit without diplomatic recognition from any foreign power. On March 4,1791,it was admitted into the United States as the State of Vermont,with the constitution and laws of the independent state continuing in effect after admission.
Ira Allen was one of the founders of the U.S. state of Vermont and a leader of the Green Mountain Boys during the American colonial period. He was the younger brother of Ethan Allen.
Fort Ethan Allen was a United States Army installation in Vermont,named for American Revolutionary War figure Ethan Allen. Established as a cavalry post in 1894 and closed in 1944,today it is the center of a designated national historic district straddling the town line between Colchester and Essex. Locally,it is known simply as "The Fort",and now houses a Vermont National Guard installation a variety of businesses,academic institutions,and residential areas.
The Vermont National Guard is composed of the Vermont Army National Guard and the Vermont Air National Guard. Together,they are collectively known as the Green Mountain Boys. Both units use the original Revolutionary War-era Flag of the Green Mountain Boys as their banner. In 2009,they had 2,600 members.
The University of Vermont Medical Center (UVMMC) is a five-campus academic medical facility under the corporate umbrella of the University of Vermont Health Network that is anchored by a 562-bed hospital in Burlington,Vermont. UVMMC is based in Burlington and serves as both a regional referral center and a community hospital. The hospital was formerly known as the Medical Center Hospital of Vermont and later as Fletcher Allen Health Care until getting its current name. It is affiliated with the University of Vermont's Robert Larner College of Medicine and its College of Nursing and Health Sciences.
Heman Allen was an American lawyer,politician and ambassador from Colchester,Vermont. He served as a U.S. Representative and as America's first United States Minister Plenipotentiary to Chile.
Demar Constantine Phillips is a Jamaican former footballer who played as a left wingback.
David Allen Smalley was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Vermont.
The 1992 United States Senate election in Nevada was held on November 3,1992. Although nearly 10% of the electorate voted for neither of the two major U.S. political parties,incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Harry Reid won re-election to a second term with over 50% of the vote. Although Harry Reid defeated Demar Dahl in a landslide in the election,Bill Clinton won the state by a very narrow margin in the concurrent presidential election in the state.
Martin Fletcher Allen was a Vermont banker,businessman,farmer and politician who served one term as the 43rd lieutenant governor of Vermont.
Claire Démar (1799–1833),was a feminist,journalist and writer,member of the Saint-Simonian movement. The avant-garde nature of her writings has led to her current recognition.
The Ethan Allen Homestead is a historic house museum at 1 Ethan Allen Homestead in Burlington,Vermont. It was built about 1787 by Ethan Allen,and is the only surviving residence of his in the state. It is open to the public annually from May to October. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Vermont Republic gubernatorial election of 1789 took place in September. Though incumbent Governor Thomas Chittenden won a plurality of the popular vote over his main competitor,Vermont Supreme Court Chief Justice Moses Robinson,the Vermont Constitution required that the legislature choose if no candidate won a majority.
The 1778 Vermont Republic gubernatorial election took place on March 12,1778,and resulted in the selection of Thomas Chittenden as the republic's first governor. This was Vermont's first gubernatorial election after declaring independence in 1777.
The 1829 Vermont gubernatorial election took place in September and October,and resulted in the election of Samuel C. Crafts to a one-year term as governor.
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