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VT HCR067
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/28/2025
Primary Sponsor
Mary Morrissey
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AI Summary
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Commemorates the 250th anniversary of Ethan Allen's May 1775 planning in Bennington for the Green Mountain Boys' expedition to capture British forts at Ticonderoga and Crown Point
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Recognizes the seizure of 78 cannons at Ticonderoga and 111 cannons at Crown Point as the first patriot triumphs in the American War of Independence
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Honors the Green Mountain Boys militia, who organized at the Catamount Tavern in Bennington and rendezvoused in Castleton before executing the plan
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Acknowledges Bennington County's public commemoration events titled "Expedition to Ticonderoga: Ethan Allen, the Green Mountain Boys, and America's First Victory"
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Directs the Secretary of State to send a copy of this resolution to the Bennington Town Clerk
Legislative Description
House concurrent resolution commemorating the 250th anniversary of Ethan Allen’s planning, in Bennington in 1775, of the successful Vermont initiation of the American War of Independence and the associated expedition to Ticonderoga
Last Action
Ceremonial Reading
4/22/2025