Ethan Allen - Burlington, Vermont
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N 44° 29.058 W 073° 11.224
18T E 644163 N 4927263
Vermont's best-known founding father
Waymark Code: WM7V07
Location: Vermont, United States
Date Posted: 12/04/2009
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If any name evokes the spirit of the people who fought for Vermont's independence, it is Ethan Allen.
In Burlington's Greenmount Cemetery, an eight-foor statue of Allen stands atop a 42-foot Tuscan pillar on a square base. It behooves us to bear in mind that any image of Allen is artist's concept; with no documented images, it is not known what he actually looked like.
A vault below the monument is believed to be Allen's grave.
TITLE: Ethan Allen (a/k/a Ticonderoga)
ARTIST(S): Peter Stephenson, sculptor; Cassoni & Isold Company, fabricator.
DATE: 1857
MEDIUM: Carrara marble on granite base
CONTROL NUMBER: IAS VT000037
Direct Link to the Individual Listing in the Smithsonian Art Inventory: [Web Link]
PHYSICAL LOCATION:
GreenMount Cemetery
Colchester Avenue
Burlington, VT
DIFFERENCES NOTED BETWEEN THE INVENTORY LISTING AND YOUR OBSERVATIONS AND RESEARCH:
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