ethan
allen homestead history
winooski river
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did Ethan Allen call the Winooski River the "French River"? In Ethan's day the Winooski/Onion River was also known as the French River because it had been used as a route to Deerfield and other areas in Massachusetts by the French and Indians between 1704 and 1759. |
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| "Winooski" is an Abenaki name for wild onion, probably referring to the leeks that grew along the riverbanks. | ||
