2010 Convention - About Vermont

The name "Vermont" comes from the French words "monts verts", which means the green mountains. Vermont covers 9,615 square miles, making it 45th in size to the 50 states. Vermont is the second least populous state in the US and is the only New England state that does not border the Atlantic Ocean. The tallest mountain in Vermont is Mt Mansfield at 4393ft above sea level, which is within 45 minutes of the convention site.

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Famous Vermonters:

President Chester Alan Arthur was born in Fairfield on October 5, 1830
President Calvin Coolidge was born in Plymouth on July 4, 1872
Brigham Young and Joseph Smith
Admiral George Dewey
Elisha G. Otis - Inventor of the Otis Elevator
John Deere

State Emblems:

State Bird - Hermit thrush.
State Flower - Red Clover.
State Tree - Sugar Maple.
State Rocks - Granite, marble, and slate.
State Minerals - Talc and grossular garnet.

Fun Facts:

Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the US, at 500,000 gallons a year!
John Deere served his apprenticeship in VT
The coldest temperature recorded in VT is -47F, hottest temperature is 106F.
More people live in a rural setting in VT than in an urban setting.
Montpelier is the only state capital without a McDonalds.
Montpelier is the smallest state capital in the US.
Three quarters of Vermont is covered with forest.
Central VT Public Service Electric Company is now promoting "Cow Power"----electricity produced from cow manure
Vermont has more covered bridges per square mile than any other state.
Vermont makes more maple syrup, marble, and granite than any other state.
Lake Champlain, named for French explorer Samuel de Champlain, who explored the area in 1609, is sometimes called the Sixth Great Lake. It's an over 100-mile long Freshwater lake, carved when the glaciers receded in the last ice age. It is 400 feet deep at its greatest depth, and reported, even since the 1600s, as being the home of a sea monster. Over 300 sightings have been reported.