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There are also significant tax advantages to be gained from the formation and operation of captive insurance companies. According to the Insurance Information Institute, Vermont in 2009 was the world's third-largest domicile for captive insurance companies, following Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. [195] In 2009, there were 560 such companies ...
Geography of Vermont. Western face of Camel's Hump Mountain (elevation 4,079 feet (1,243 m)). [1] The U.S. state of Vermont is located in the New England region of the northeastern United States and comprises 9,614 square miles (24,900 km 2), making it the 45th-largest state. It is the only state that does not have any buildings taller than 124 ...
The geologic history of Vermont begins more than 450 million years ago during the Cambrian and Devonian periods. Human history of Native American settlement can be divided into the hunter-gatherer Archaic Period, from c. 7000–1000 BC, and the sedentary Woodland Period, from c. 1000 BC to AD 1600.
www.uvm.edu. The University of Vermont (UVM), [a] officially titled as University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, is a public land-grant research university in Burlington, Vermont. [6] Founded in 1791, the university is the oldest in Vermont and the fifth-oldest in New England, making it among the oldest in the United States. [7]
Green Mountains looking south from Jay Peak Jay Peak, located at the northern end of the Green Mountains in Vermont Green Mountains outside of Montpelier, Vermont. The best-known mountains—for reasons such as high elevation, ease of public access by road or trail (especially the Long Trail and Appalachian Trail), or with ski resorts or towns nearby—in the range include: [4]
Vermont The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the U.S. state of Vermont: Vermont – state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the United States. The state capital is Montpelier with a population of 7,855, making it the least populous ...
List of counties in Vermont. There are fourteen counties in the U.S. state of Vermont. These counties together contain 255 political units, or places, including 237 towns, 10 cities, 5 unincorporated areas, and 4 gores. Each county has a county seat, often referred to as a "shire town." In 1779, Vermont had two counties.
More images. August 25, 2014. (#74000250) Shrewsbury. 43°33′58″N 72°55′10″W / 43.56618°N 72.91949°W / 43.56618; -72.91949 (Brown Bridge) Rutland. 1880 covered bridge is outstanding example of Town lattice truss; may have been last bridge built by longtime bridgewright Nichols Powers.