Ethan allen was one of vermonts founding fathers. He was the first colonel commandant of the original Green Mountain boys, and the Green Mountain boys were at one time the Largest Paramilitary Force in north america, if not for the actions of ethan allen, and the other Green Mountain boys, vermont may very well have looked different than it does today. Announcer welcome to burlington, vermont on American History tv. Located on Lake Champlain, about 45 minutes south of the canadian border. It is home to the university of vermont, and it is the states most popular city with about 42,000 residents. Our comcastp of cable partners, over the next 75 minutes, we will explore the city and region. We begin on the waters of Lake Champlain. To hear how important it was to the citys origins. Welcome to Lake Champlain. We are out here today on the spirit of ethan allen interiors. Great opportunity to tip to talk about americas first great lake when it comes to historic significance. Lake champlain
Weekend, every weekend on cspan three. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. The history of burlington, vermont is tied directly to lumber, textiles and even politics. Next, we speak with local historians about the history of burlington and its role in vermont. Vince we are standing above what in the 1790s was referred to as Burlington Bay on Lake Champlain. Of course, the fact that it is on Lake Champlain is part of the reasons why we have the city here today. The early europeans, the new englanders who came up here, allen, saw the potential of Burlington Bay as a port city. Lake champlain flows north and it flows into the Richelieu River. Which then flows into the st. Which gives burlington, interestingly enough even though it is an in land place, access to the atlantic ocean. Early settlers saw that and became interested. But the area really did not take off, despite the attempts by ira allen to make this an important place by putting the university it the
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