Tag: Fort Ticonderoga

Posted on November 5, 2013August 28, 2016

Ethan Allen: Patriot, Land Promoter or Turncoat?

The Controversy In the region we call Vermont today land claims were vociferously contested between settlers from New York and from New Hampshire during the American Revolution. Ethan Allen and the Green Mountain Boys who aggressively protected their perceived property rights were ringleaders of the New Hampshire claimants. The New Yorkers were equally forceful in […]

by Gene Procknow

Posted on March 11, 2013August 28, 2016

The Legacy of Ethan Allen

Dear Mr. History: What is the true impact and legacy of the “Green Mountain Boys” and their commander, Colonel Ethan Allen? Some say they were an important colonial militia; others have called them a pack of wild, hard-drinking mountain men. While still others say that Allen was really a half-crazy, obnoxious, blowhard who should share […]

by Michael Schellhammer