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Title 3 Appendix - Executive Orders
Chapter 22 - Libraries and History
- App § 15-85 [Preservation of Local Historic Resources]
- App § 30-86 [Vermont Life Advisory Board]
- App § 97-90 [Governor's Advisory Commission on Native American Affairs]
- App § 02-99 [Fifty States Commemorative Coin Program Act]
- App § 16-03 [Lake Champlain Quadricentennial Commission]
- App § 07-10 [Vermont Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission]
- App § 22-7 (No. 06-20) [Creation of the Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission] WHEREAS, the year 2026 marks the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States of America; and WHEREAS, for the duration of the American Revolutionary War, between 1775 and 1783, Vermonters played a significant role in the Colonists' assertion for independence from Great Britain; and WHEREAS, the successful assault by Vermont's Green Mountain Boys, under Ethan Allen at Fort Ticonderoga in May 1775, has been called the first offensive action by American forces during the Revolution; and WHEREAS, the Battle of Valcour Island, considered the first naval battle of the Revolutionary War, was fought in October 1776 on Lake Champlain with Benedict Arnold commanding the American forces; and WHEREAS, the extensive fortification of Mount Independence in Orwell was one of the largest American-built garrisons of the Revolutionary War, constructed in 1776-1777 to defend New England from the British; and WHEREAS, the Battle of Hubbardton, fought on July 7, 1777, was the only Revolutionary War battle fought entirely on the soil of what would become the State of Vermont; although a British tactical victory, it was one of the most successful rear-guard actions in American history; and WHEREAS, in August 1777, at the Battle of Bennington, Vermont troops helped defeat a British force, setting up victories at the Battles of Saratoga that are considered together to be a turning point of the war in favor of the Americans; and WHEREAS, some historic places in Vermont related to our nation's fight for independence are designated as State-owned Historic Sites, including Hubbardton Battlefield, Mount Independence, and Bennington Battle Monument; and WHEREAS, Vermonters and Vermont's communities, cultural institutions, historical societies, and state and local governments are proud partners in the remembrance of the events of the American Revolutionary War and those who fought so bravely for our country's independ
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