Businesses and Places in Vermont
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Vermont Facts and Information
Abbreviation | VT |
Capital | Montpelier |
Size | Total (Land + Water) 9,614 sq miles; Land Only 9,250 sq miles |
Number of Counties | 14 |
Time Zone | Eastern Time Zone |
Bordering States | Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York |
Highest Point | Mount Mansfield, 4,395 feet |
National Parks | None |
Population (2015) | 626,042 |
Population Density | 67.7 people / square mile |
Area Codes | 802 |
Top 5 Cities (2010 population) | Burlington (42,417)
Essex (19,587) South Burlington (17,904) Colchester (17,067) Rutland (16,495) |
Statehood | March 4, 1791 |
Electoral Votes | 3 |
Governor | Official Vermont Governor Website |
U. S. Senators | List of U. S. Senators From Vermont |
U. S. Representatives | List of U. S. Representatives From Vermont |
Senators | List of Vermont State Senators |
Representatives | List of Vermont State Representatives |
Government | Official Site |
Constitution | Vermont State Constitution |
Road Conditions | Vermont Road Conditions |
Quarter Issue Date | August 6, 2001 |
Amphibian | Northern leopard frog |
Animal | Morgan horse |
Beverage | Milk |
Bird | Hermit thrush |
Butterfly | Monarch butterfly |
Cold-Water Fish | Brook trout |
Flower | Red clover |
Fossil | The beluga skeleton |
Gem | Grossular garnet |
Insect | Honeybee |
Mineral | Talc |
Motto | Freedom and Unity |
Nickname | Green Mountain State |
Pie | Apple pie |
Reptile | Painted turtle |
Soil | Tunbridge soil series |
Song | "These Green Mountains" |
Stone | Marble, granite, and slate |
Tree | Sugar maple |
Warm-Water Fish | Walleye |
NCAA Division I Schools | University of Vermont (America East) |
Gas Tax | $0.3046 / Gallon |
Cigarette Tax | $3.08 / Pack |
Tourist Attractions | Jay Peak Ski resort in Jay, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Mount Snow Ski resort in Somerset, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Stratton Mountain Ski resort in Stratton, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Trapp Family Lodge Resort in Stowe, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Stowe Mountain Resort Ski resort in Stowe, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Mad River Glen Ski resort in Fayston, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Shelburne Museum Art museum in Shelburne, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Killington Ski Resort Ski resort in Killington, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Green Mountain National Forest National forest in southern Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Mount Mansfield Highest mountain in Vermont. The summit is located within the town of Underhill in Chittenden County. |
Tourist Attractions | Quechee Gorge Gorge in Hartford, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Hildene Summer home of Robert Todd Lincoln (son of Abraham Lincoln) and his wife Mary Harlan Lincoln, located in Manchester, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Lake Willoughby Lake in Westmore, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Okemo Mountain Resort Ski resort in Ludlow, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Smugglers' Notch Resort Resort in Jeffersonville, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Ben and Jerry's Factory Tour Factory tour of the famous ice cream shop, located in Waterbury, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Sugarbush Resort Ski resort in Warren, Vermont. |
Tourist Attractions | Vermont Teddy Bear Company Gift shop in Shelburne, Vermont. |
Fun Facts | Vermont's name is derived from two French words–vert ("green") and mont ("mountain"). French explorer Samuel de Champlain first gave the name "Verd Mont" to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map. |
Fun Facts | Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States. |
Fun Facts | Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Walmart. |
Fun Facts | Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonald's. |
Fun Facts | Vermont does not have any skyscraper. Vermont is the only state that does not have any buildings taller than 124 feet. |
Fun Facts | Vermont is one of four states that were once independent nations (Texas, California, and Hawaii are the other three). Vermont was known as Republic of New Connecticut between 1777 and 1791. |
Fun Facts | On May 5, 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first Ben & Jerry’s shop in an old gas station in Burlington, Vermont. |
Fun Facts | On July 31, 1790, Samuel Hopkins of Pittsford, Vermont, became the first person in the United States to file and to be granted a patent. |
Fun Facts | The socket wrench was invented by J. J. Richardson of Woodstock, Vermont, who received a patent on June 18, 1863. |
Name Origin | From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain” |
Residents Names | Vermonter |
Tourism Office Website | www.vermontvacation.com |
Tourism Office Phone Number | 800-VERMONT |
Cities in Vermont to visit
- Barre
- Bellows Falls
- Bennington
- Berlin
- Bradford
- Brattleboro
- Burlington
- Castleton
- Colchester
- Derby
- Enosburg Falls
- Essex
- Essex Junction
- Fair Haven
- Hardwick
- Jeffersonville
- Johnson
- Killington
- Ludlow
- Lyndonville
- Manchester
- Middlebury
- Milton
- Montpelier
- Morrisville
- Mount Snow
- Newport
- North Bennington
- Northfield
- Randolph
- Rutland
- Saint Albans
- Saint Johnsbury
- Shelburne
- South Burlington
- Springfield
- Stowe
- Stratton Mountain
- Swanton
- Vergennes
- Waitsfield
- Waterbury
- West Brattleboro
- West Dover
- White River Junction
- Williston
- Wilmington
- Windsor
- Winooski
- Woodstock