Statehood:
March 4, 1791 (14th State)
State song: "These
Green
Mountains
" (2000)
State bird: hermit thrush (1941)
State tree: sugar maple (1949)
State flower: red clover (1894)
State Animal: Morgan horse (1961);
State Insect: honeybee (1978)
State rocks: Granite, marble, and slate
State minerals: Talc and grossular garnet
State soil: Tunbridge
State Motto: "Freedom and Unity "
State Nickname:
Green
Mountain State
Highest Point: The highest point in
Vermont
is
Mt. Mansfield
at 4,393 feet above sea level.
Lowest Point: The lowest point in
Vermont
is
Lake Champlain
at 95 feet above sea level.
Largest cities: Burlington, 38,531; Rutland, 17,046; South Burlington,
16,993; Barre, 9,128; Essex Junction, 8,841; Montpelier, 8,003; St. Albans, 7,476;
Winooski, 6,353; Newport, 5,207; Northfield, 3,157:
Famous Vermonters: Sherman Adams governor, East Dover
Chester Alan Arthur U.S. president, Fairfield
Orson Bean actor, Burlington
Calvin Coolidge U.S. president, Plymouth
Thomas Davenport inventor, Williamstown
John Deere inventor, Rutland
George Dewey admiral, Montpelier
John Dewey philosopher, educator, Burlington
Stephen A. Douglas politician, Brandon
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