Vermont
Vermont is located in the Northeastern United States and is the only state in New England not bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The predominantly forested landscape is mainly characterized by the Green Mountains, to which the state owes its name. It is composed of the French words "vert" (green) and "mont" (mountain), although it probably does not originate from the first settlers, but was first recorded in later English documents. The French arrived in 1609 and were the first Europeans in the area of Vermont. At that time, it was inhabited by the Abenaki and Mohawk Indian tribes. After the Seven Years' War, France ceded its possessions east of the Mississippi, including Vermont, to the British in 1763. In July 1777, settlers from New Hampshire founded the independent Republic of Vermont and drafted the first constitution in North America, in which adult slavery was banned.
Just one month later, the Battle of Bennington on 16th August 1777 marked a turning point in the American Revolutionary War. After the war, Vermont remained independent for several years, before it became the 14th state to join the Union in 1791. The state motto is "Freedom and Unity". Montpelier is the smallest capital in the United States.
Green Mountain National Forest was established in 1932. It contains three national trails and three alpine ski areas. One of the distinctive deciduous tree species in the forest is the sugar maple – Vermont's state tree. In addition to the Green Mountains, Lake Champlain on the New York border and the Connecticut River on the New Hampshire border are prominent natural features of Vermont.
Facts
- Capital city: Montpelier
- Largest city: Burlington
- Area: 9,616 square miles (24,923 km²)
- Population: 647 thousand
- Date of statehood: 4th March 1791
- Rank of the admission: 14th
Vermont Folding Card
In 1837, Vermont-born blacksmith John Deere built a plow from a steel saw blade, creating the first self-scouring steel plow in history. The revolutionary tool was instrumental in the settlement of the Great Plains and laid the foundation for today's largest agricultural machinery company in the world. This note from the 50 U.S. States Program depicts a portrait of Deere, a lake in the Green Mountain National Forest, the statue of General John Stark in Bennington, sugar maple leaves, an outline of Vermont, the state motto "Freedom and Unity," and the year of admission to the Union.
100 Souvenir Dollars
Obverse: John Deere (1804–1886), blacksmith and inventor, lake in the Green Mountain National Forest, statue of General John Stark in Bennington, sugar maple leaves, geographic depiction of Vermont with abbreviation VT
Reverse: United States Capitol in Washington, D.C., seals of the commemorative series
| Dimensions: 7.07 x 3.00 inches (179.50 x 76.20 mm) Material: Paper |
