Green Mountaineer Online: Settlement

Many people came to Vermont in the 1700s and started farms on their land. Here are stories of two important Vermonters:

• Lucy Terry Prince: Forgotten Heroine
• The Legendary Ethan Allen

How did Vermont become the 14th state? And what important decisions did Vermonters have to make?

• First Blow for Freedom
• The Great Vermont Statehood Debate
• Making a Mint in Vermont
• Tything Men, Hog-Reaves, and Fence Viewers
• Playing the Odds

How did Vermont settlers use the natural resources and the land?

• A Garden from Our Forefathers
• From Potash to Ready Cash: Vermont's First Cash Crop
• The Black Snake Affair and the Price of Statehood
• The Day the Pond Ran Away