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Ethan Allen: Park is Site of Farm Owned by Hero of Ticonderoga

Ethan Allen: Park is Site of Farm Owned by Hero of Ticonderoga is a Vermont historical marker in Burlington, Chittenden County.

North Ave, Burlington

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Putting behind him the martial deeds of a hero, Ethan came here in 1787 to till the soil as a peaceful farmer. On Feb. 12, 1789, he died here after a trip across the ice to South Hero. Memorial Tower was built on Indian Rock, traditional Algonquin look-out.

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

Historical maps covering this location

1776 · New England. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1795 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1797 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1804 · Vermont. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
1823 · Vermont (Carey, 1823) (Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering the location of Ethan Allen: Park is Site of Farm Owned by Hero of Ticonderoga, with a pin at the marker's coordinates — Vermont (Carey, 1823), 1823, covering this location. Barry Lawrence Ruderman Map Collection, Stanford Libraries. The pin is ours, placed from the marker's coordinates.

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Marker data: Vermont Division for Historic Preservation

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