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The State Flag consists of the State Coat of Arms against a blue background. The Coat of Arms includes a buck's head which symbolizes the abundant wildlife in Vermont, a band of pine trees which stand for the Green Mountains, a shield which bears the Vermont landscape (mountains, pine tree, fields, grain, and cow) and below are crossed pine branches. The state motto is written on a red banner at the bottom. The Coat of Arms was adopted in 1779, 12 years before Vermont became a state.
Nickname: The Green Mountain State.
Capital: Montpelier.
Constitution: The 14th State.
Statehood: March 4th 1791.
Motto: Freedom and Unity
History:
Vermont was chiefly an Indian hunting ground before white settlers arrived in the 1700's. England controlled the region until the American Revolution (1775-1783). Early in the war, Vermont soldiers called the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderga, on Lake Champlain in New York, from the British.
During the early 1900's, manufacturing replaced agriculture as Vermont's most important economic activity. The state's tourist industry also grew rapidly. A number of disputes arose during the 1980's between people who favour economic development and those who view it as a threat to the state's rural beauty.
Bird:
No. 1 of the Acts of 1941 established the Hermit Thrush as the official State Bird, effective June 1, 1941. Attaining this status was not, however, an easy flight for Catharus guttatus. Among other things, it was not considered a true Vermonter because, unlike the blue jay or crow (which were favoured by some legislators), the Hermit Thrush leaves Vermont during the winter in its southward migration. The record is not clear, but this bird was selected to represent Vermont, among other things, because it has a distinctive sweet call, and because it is found in all of Vermont's 14 counties. The bird's usual habitat is the ground and low branches of shrubs and trees in woodland areas.
Economy:
Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle, hay, apples, maple products.
Industry: Electronic equipment, fabricated metal products, printing and publishing, paper products, tourism.
Flower:
No. 159 of the Acts of 1894, effective February 1, 1895, designated the Red Clover as the official State Flower. Both an integral part of many a cultivated hay field and a common sight along numerous Vermont roadsides, the Red Clover is symbolic of Vermont's scenic countryside generally and of its dairy farms in particular. Oddly enough, however, Trifolium pratense is not a native of Vermont but was "naturalized" from Europe.
Nickname:
Green Mountain State, based on "verts monts," French for green mountains.
Tree:
Sugar maple.
Vermont was chiefly an Indian hunting ground before white settlers arrived in the 1700's. England controlled the region until the American Revolution (1775-1783). Early in the war, Vermont soldiers called the Green Mountain Boys captured Fort Ticonderga, on Lake Champlain in New York, from the British.
During the early 1900's, manufacturing replaced agriculture as Vermont's most important economic activity. The state's tourist industry also grew rapidly. A number of disputes arose during the 1980's between people who favour economic development and those who view it as a threat to the state's rural beauty.
Bird:
No. 1 of the Acts of 1941 established the Hermit Thrush as the official State Bird, effective June 1, 1941. Attaining this status was not, however, an easy flight for Catharus guttatus. Among other things, it was not considered a true Vermonter because, unlike the blue jay or crow (which were favoured by some legislators), the Hermit Thrush leaves Vermont during the winter in its southward migration. The record is not clear, but this bird was selected to represent Vermont, among other things, because it has a distinctive sweet call, and because it is found in all of Vermont's 14 counties. The bird's usual habitat is the ground and low branches of shrubs and trees in woodland areas.
Economy:
Agriculture: Dairy products, cattle, hay, apples, maple products.
Industry: Electronic equipment, fabricated metal products, printing and publishing, paper products, tourism.
Flower:
No. 159 of the Acts of 1894, effective February 1, 1895, designated the Red Clover as the official State Flower. Both an integral part of many a cultivated hay field and a common sight along numerous Vermont roadsides, the Red Clover is symbolic of Vermont's scenic countryside generally and of its dairy farms in particular. Oddly enough, however, Trifolium pratense is not a native of Vermont but was "naturalized" from Europe.
Nickname:
Green Mountain State, based on "verts monts," French for green mountains.
Tree:
Sugar maple.