State of Vermont Declares June 23 as Ethan Allen Day

June 22, 2016  by in Industry, Special Events   

The day will annually mark the anniversary of the date in 1775 that the Continental Congress commissioned famed revolutionary war hero Ethan Allen as lieutenant colonel of the Continental Army and accepted his Green Mountain Boys as one of the first regiments of the newly created American army.

“Our organization is built on the idea that progress is impossible without change, and we embody the same pioneering spirit that Ethan Allen, the man, showed in his lifetime,” said Farooq Kathwari, Chairman, President and CEO of Ethan Allen. “We are so pleased to be able to help celebrate this day in his honor.”

Representatives from the Ethan Allen Homestead Museum in Burlington and special guests will convene at the Homestead to celebrate this special occasion.

Ethan Allen, the company, will also celebrate the day throughout its entire organization. The company has many ties to Ethan Allen, the man, and Vermont. Ethan Allen was born in Litchfield, Conn., less than 40 miles away from the company’s international headquarters. The company’s very first furniture factory, acquired in 1936, is still in operation in Beecher Falls, Vermont. In true pioneer fashion, the entire factory stays warm through the Vermont winter using its own wood-waste and a 100-year-old Skinner steam engine, which produces electricity. Ethan Allen has two manufacturing facilities in Vermont and is one of the largest employers in the Northeast Kingdom.