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Vermont is in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The state ranks 45th by total area, and 43rd by land area at 9,250 square miles (24,000 km²), and has a population of 608,827, making it the second least populous state (second only to Wyoming). The only New England state with no coastline along the Atlantic Ocean, Vermont is notable for the Green Mountains in the west and Lake Champlain in the northwest. It is bordered by Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. The Native American inhabitants of the area now known as Vermont were the Abenaki, a tribe of the Algonquin nation. The first permanent English settlement was established along the Connecticut River in 1724 at Fort Dummer, near what is now Brattleboro. |
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| Capital |
Montpelier |
| Population |
608,827 |
| Governor |
Jim Douglas (R, to January 2009) |
| Entered the Union |
March 4, 1791, as the 14th State |
| Motto |
Vermont, Freedom and Unity |
| Nickname |
Green Mountain state |
| Flower |
Red clover |
| Bird |
Hermit Thrush |
| Song |
Hail, Vermont |
| Major Active Sports Teams |
None |
| Origin of Name |
From the French vert mont, meaning green mountain |
| Major Industries |
Dairy Farming, Machine and Machine Tool Manufacturing, Tourism |
| Historical Sites |
Bennington Battle Monument, the Calvin Coolidge Homestead at Plymouth |
| Points of Interest |
Ski Areas, including Stowe, Killington, Mt. Snow, Bromley, Jay Peak, and Sugarbush; Green Mountain National Forest and the Long Trail; Marble Exhibit in Proctor |
| Bordering States |
Vermont borders New York, New Hampshire and Massachusetts. |
| Flag |
The picture on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield. The name "Vermont" and the state motto "Freedom and Unity" are displayed on a crimson banner. At the the top of the shield is a stag's head. |
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Did You Know …
• Vermont was the first state after the original 13 colonies to join the United States.
• In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
• Vermont makes more maple syrup, marble and monument granite than any other state.
• Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, but IBM.
• The area which is today Vermont was first explored by Frenchman Samuel de Champlain in 1609, when he claimed it for his home country.
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Famous People from the State of Vermont …
• President Calvin Coolidge
• President Chester A. Arthur
• Henry Wells, founder of Wells Fargo and Co..
• Brigham Young, Mormon leader.
• Stephen A. Douglas, politician famous for his debates with Abraham Lincoln.
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For more information about the State of Vermont, please visit their official website at: http://vermont.gov/
For more information about the Grange in the State of Vermont, please visit the Vermont State Grange website at: http://www.vermontstategrange.org |
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