Vermont THE GREEN MOUNTAIN STATE There are many ways to experience Vermont There are long hiking paths through forested mountains Winding country roads lead past dairy farms and quaint New England villages where time seems to stand still In autumn maple trees turn a riot of color attracting leaf peepers from all over the country In winter the mountain slopes are filled with skiers hurtling downhill on fresh powder The people of Vermont have a well-known independent streak The state was a self-ruling republic for 14 years with its own constitution before joining the Union in 1791 Vermont may be small but its plucky citizens keep coming up with big ideas from covered bridges and maple syrup to snowboards and Ben Jerry’s ice cream The Green Mountains run north and south throughout the length of Vermont The word Vermont is a combination of two French words verts monts The phrase means green mountains That is why Vermont is nicknamed The Green Mountain State Vermont is famous for its covered bridges such as Upper Falls Covered Bridge near Weathersfield 4 VERMONT
Vermont QUICK FACTS Name Vermont is French verts monts for green mountains State Capital Montpelier population 7,592 Date of Statehood March 4 1791 14th state Population 626,042 49th-most populous state Area Total Land and Water 9,616 square miles 24,905 sq km 45th-largest state Largest City Burlington population 42,452 Nickname The Green Mountain State Motto Freedom and Unity State Bird Hermit Thrush Red Clover State Flower Red Clover 6 VERMONT
The UNITED STATES OF AMERICA State Rock Granite Marble and Slate Granite State Tree Sugar Maple State Song These Green Mountains Highest Point Mount Mansfield 4,393 feet 1,339 m Sugar Maple Lowest Point Lake Champlain 95 feet 29 m Average July High Temperature 78 F 26 C Mount Mansfield Record High Temperature 105 F 41 C in Vernon on July 4 1911 Lake Champlain Chester Arthur Calvin Coolidge Average January Low Temperature 7 F 14 C Record Low Temperature 50 F 46 C in Bloomfield on December 30 1933 Average Annual Precipitation 46 inches 117 cm Number of U S Senators 2 Number of U S Representatives 1 U S Presidents Born in Vermont Chester A Arthur 1829-1886 Calvin Coolidge 1872-1933 U S Postal Service Abbreviation VT QUICK FACTS 7
