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Vermont. Vermont (/ vərˈmɒnt / ⓘ vər-MONT) [6] is a state in the New England region of the Northeastern United States. It borders Massachusetts to the south, New Hampshire to the east, New York to the west, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the state had a population of 643,503, [7] ranking it ...
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]
Ethan Allen (January 21, 1738 [O.S. January 10, 1737] [a] – February 12, 1789) was an American farmer, writer, military officer and politician. He is best known as one of the founders of Vermont and for the capture of Fort Ticonderoga during the American Revolutionary War, and was also the brother of Ira Allen and the father of Fanny Allen.
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]
The Vermont Republic lasted for fourteen years, the pine tree on the Great Seal of Vermont has fourteen branches, the state has fourteen counties, and Vermont was the fourteenth state in the Union. Vermont's state song is "These Green Mountains", composed by Diane Martin and arranged by Rita Buglass Gluck. This song was officially designated as ...
Lithograph of Springfield from 1886 by L.R. Burleigh with a list of landmarks. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128 km 2), of which 49.3 square miles (128 km 2) is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km 2) (0.30%) is water.