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OCT 31, 2019

ORIGINAL:

NOV 9, 2009
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Vermont was initially settled in the early 18th century by both the British and
French,and conflicts between the two nations continued until the French
defeat in the French and Indian War, after which the land was ceded to
England. During the American Revolution, Vermont declared independence
separately from the original 13 colonies, although the Continental Congress
refused to recognize it. Vermont was finally admitted to the union as the 14th
state in 1790, after 14 years as an independentrepublic. The name of the
state is derived from”montagne verte,” French forgreen mountain, giving rise
to the state’s “Green Mountain State” nickname. Today, Vermont’s mountains
are a popular destination for skiers and snowboarders. It is the country’s
leading producer of maple syrup and is the home of the popular Ben & Jerry’s
ice cream.

Date of Statehood: March 4, 1791

Capital: Montpelier

Population: 625,741 (2010)

Size: 9,616 square miles

Nickname(s): Green Mountain State

Motto: Freedom and Unity

Tree: Sugar Maple

Flower: Red Clover

Bird: Hermit Thrush

Interesting Facts
 On October 5, 1798, congressman Matthew Lyon was indicted under
the Sedition Act for criticizing President John Adams in a letter he had
written to Spooner’s Vermont Journal. Fined $1,000 and sentenced to four
months in jail, Lyon was reelected to Congress while incarcerated.
 In 1814, Emma Willard began teaching scientific and classical subjects
to women out of her home in Middlebury after noticing the large
discrepancy in the quality of education between women and men. After her
ideas on improving women’s education gained the attention of Thomas
Jefferson and John Adams in 1819, she was invited to open a school in
New York and later taught at the Troy Female Seminary, which opened in
1821.
 One of the first ski lifts in the U.S. was developed on a farm in
Woodstock in 1934. Designed by Wallace “Bunny” Bertram and powered by
an antique Model-T Ford engine, the tow pulled people up a hill while
holding onto a moving rope.
 The first monthly Social Security benefit check was issued to Ludlow,
Vermont, resident Ida May Fuller on January 31, 1940. After retiring from
her job as a legal secretary, Fuller received her first check in the amount of
$22.54—$2.21 less than the total taxes withdrawn from her salary during
the three years that she worked under the Social Security program.
 On May 5, 1978, Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield opened their first Ben
& Jerry’s Homemade ice cream shop in a refurbished gas station in
Burlington. In 2000, the infamous brand was acquired by Unilever for
roughly $326 million in cash.
 Vermont became the first state to legally recognize civil unions between
partners of the same sex in April 2000. Nine years later, the state
legislature granted full marriage rights to same-sex couples.
 Montpelier, with fewer than 9,000 people, is the smallest state capital in
the United States.
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Vermont
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Access Date
May 15, 2020
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Last Updated
October 31, 2019
Original Published Date
November 9, 2009
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