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

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