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The U.S. flag did not add any stripes, resulting in the Vermont flag having more stripes than the national flag. [1] On October 20, 1837, Vermont changed its flag to a design based on the 13-stripe U.S. flag, but with the multiple stars of the blue canton replaced with a single large star surrounding Vermont's coat of arms.
The red clover (Trifolium pratense) was designated as the state flower by the Vermont General Assembly in 1895. [2] The red clover is often seen in the countryside of Vermont hosting the state insect – the western honey bee (Apis mellifera), designated by Act 124 of the 1978 biennial session of the Vermont General Assembly.
The various blue, white, and red striped banners were adopted, somewhat changing the order and position of stripes (vertical and horizontal). The Russian flag was adopted by Peter the Great on the basis of the Dutch flag, during his effort to build a Western-oriented navy.
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The idea of “red states” and “blue states” may feel deeply embedded in the symbolism of US politics, but before 2000 the colors were often the other way around.
The coat of arms of Vermont was first used in 1807 on $5 banknotes of the Vermont State Bank. One of these notes is in the special collections of the Vermont History Center in Barre, Vermont. Prior to the discovery of the 1807 banknotes, the earliest representation of the coat of arms of Vermont was found on an engraved 1821 state military ...
The Vermont Agency of Agriculture is warning communities about eight new invasive species they have identified throughout the state. The plant species − kudzu, mile-a-minute, Japanese stiltgrass ...
A processing plant in Louisiana will be expanded so it can crush pennycress and winter canola by 2026-27, he said. In addition to being used to make renewable fuel, the crop also can provide high ...