State of Vermont declares June 23 as Ethan Allen Day
OREANDA-NEWS. June 22, 2016. Ethan Allen (NYSE:ETH) is pleased to announce that the State of Vermont has declared
“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, 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
“We are proud to recognize one of the great founders of our state and this nation,” said Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin. “Many visitors to Vermont care about history and come to learn more about Ethan Allen and tour the Homestead, so to be able to declare
At the age of 19, Ethan Allen joined the Litchfield County militia as a private. In 1771, he organized the famed Green Mountain Boys and became colonel commandant of that group, which at the start of the Revolutionary War was the largest militia in the land. In May of 1775, he and 83 of his men captured Fort Ticonderoga, and the cannons acquired from that victory enabled George Washington and his men to drive the British out of Boston. As a result, the Green Mountain Boys were honored by the
About Ethan Allen
Ethan Allen Interiors Inc. (NYSE:ETH) is a leading interior design company and manufacturer and retailer of quality home furnishings. The company offers complimentary interior design service to its clients and sells a full range of furniture products and decorative accessories through ethanallen.com and a network of approximately 300 Design Centers in the United States and abroad. Ethan Allen owns and operates nine manufacturing facilities, which include six manufacturing plants and one sawmill in the United States plus one plant each in Mexico and Honduras. Approximately seventy percent of its products are made in its North American plants. For more information on Ethan Allen’s products and services, visit www.ethanallen.com. Follow Ethan Allen: Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, Houzz, YouTube, Instagram, Google Plus
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