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NICK NAME | The Green Mountain State | |
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CAPITAL CITY | Montpelier | |
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LARGEST CITY | Burlington | |
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SECOND LARGEST CITY | Rutland | |
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LARGEST COUNTY | Chittenden | |
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AREA | 9,615 sq. miles; 9,249 sq. miles land, 366 sq. miles water. (45th state) | |
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HIGHEST ELEVATION | 4,393 ft., Mount Mansfield (Lamoille County) | |
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LOWEST POINT | 95 ft., at Lake Champlain (Franklin County) | |
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ABBREVIATION | VT (postal); Vt. (traditional) | |
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AREA CODE(S) | 802 | |
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TIME ZONE | Eastern | |
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PART OF REGION | New England | |
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ADMISSION DATE | March 4, 1791 (14th State) | |
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LOCATION | In the Northeastern United States, bordering Massachusetts, New York, the Canadian province of Quebec, and New Hampshire. | |
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NAME ORIGIN | From French vert "Green" and mont "Mountain," originally applied to the Green Mountains east of Lake Champlain by French explorer Samuel de Champlain on his map of 1612. Dr. Thomas Young, a farmer of the Pennsylvania constitution and active in championing the cause of Vermont statehood, combined the words into Vermont in 1777. The region had previously been referred to as New Connecticut. | |
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STATE ANIMAL | Morgan Horse | |
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STATE BEVERAGE | Milk | |
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STATE BIRD | Hermit Thrush (Hylocichla Guttata) | |
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STATE FISH | Cold Water: Brook Trout (Salvelinus Fontinalis) Warm Water: Walleye Pike (Stizostedion Vitreum vitreum) | |
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STATE FLOWER | Red Clover (Trifolium Pratense) | |
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STATE INSECT | Honey Bee (Apis Mellifera | |
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STATE SONG | "Hail, Vermont!" | |
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STATE STONE | Topaz | |
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STATE TREE | Sugar Maple (Acer Saccharum) | |
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STATE MOTTO | Freedom and Unity. |
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