Vermont is the 14th state adopted into the Union on March 4th 1792. We made this page to glorify some of the natural beauties of "The Green Mountain State" Vermont. We hope you will enjoy the pics and please give us feedback in the blog or comment on pics.Other Facts:
Symbols
Motto- Vermont, Freedom and Unity
Flower- Red Clover (1894)
Tree- Sugar Maple (1949)
Bird- Hermit Thrush (1941)
Animal- Morgan Horse (1961)
Insect- Honeybee (1978)
Origin of Name
From the French "Vert Mont" meaning "Green Mountain"
Selected famous natives and residents:
Chester A. Arthur president;Orson Bean actor;Calvin Coolidge president;George Dewey admiral;John Dewey philosopher and educator;Stephen A. Douglas politician;
Carlton Fisk baseball player;James Fisk financial speculator;Willbur Fisk clergyman and educator;
Richard Morris Hunt architect;William Morris Hunt painter;
Elisha Otis inventor;Moses Pendleton choreographer;
Joseph Smith religious leader;Ernest Thompson actor and writer;Rudy Vallee singer and band leader;Henry Wells pioneer entrepreneur (Wells Fargo & Co.);Brigham Young religious leader.
Most factual information here was retreived from http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108281.html
