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Capital: Montpelier
Population: 608,827
Governor: Howard Dean (D, to January 2003)
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
Sports Teams:Vermont has no professional sports teams
Origin of Name:From the
French vert mont, meaning green mountain
Major
Industries: Dairy farming, machine and maching tool manufacturing, and 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:
Encyclopedias and Almanacs
Follow these links to read articles about Vermont from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:
The
State of Vermont's Home Page (http://www.state.vt.us/)
The official home page of the state of Vermont.
All Vermont Pages (http://members.aol.com/frotz/index.htm)
Very comprehensive site on everything Vermont, with links to state symbols and a service to answer your questions about the state.
Vermont Historical Society (http://www.state.vt.us/vhs/)
Good place to go for historical information on Vermont.
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