VERMONT
In 1791 Vermont joined the US as the 14 th state.
Nickname: The Green Mountain State French: Vert mont - Vermont
Vermont is a New England state in the northeastern region of the United States. It borders on Massachusetts in the south, on New Hampshire in the east, on New York in the west, and on the Canadian province of Quebec in the north.
Vermont is famous for:
Maple Syrup Autumn Splendor
Motto: Freedom and Unity Flag of Vermont Seal of Vermont
• Population: 626, 042 • Capital: Montpelier (8, 247) • Largest city: Burlington (42, 282) 2) • Area: 9, 616 sq. mi (24, 923 km • Width: 80 miles (130 km) • Length: 160 miles (260 km)
Lake Champlain, the major lake in Vermont, is the sixthlargest lake in the US.
BURLINGTON
MONTPELIER
State Symbols • State song – "These Green Mountains" • State beverage – milk • State pie – apple pie • State fruit – apple • State flower – red clover • State mammal – Morgan horse • State rock – granite, marble, slate • State tree – sugar maple
Facts about Vermont • Montpelier has the smallest population of any state capital. • 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 is IBM. • United States Presidents born in Vermont, Chester A. Arthur (1881, 23 rd President) and Calvin Coolidge (1923, 30 th President) • The area which is today Vermont was first explored by Frenchman Samuel de Champlain in 1609 • Vermont’s state capitol building is one of only a few to have a gold dome. • The first Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream store opened in Burlington in 1978.