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Vermont Corporate Relocation
Vermont Auto Transport
Vermont Moving Boxes
Vermont International Movers
Vermont Self Storage

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 Welcome to Vermont

VERMONT

Capital City: Montpelier 
Nickname: Green Mountain State
Population, 2005 estimate 623,050 residents

State?s Flag: The picture on a deep blue field is a scene painting. You see a tall pine tree, a cow and sheaves of wheat. The Green Mountains are in the distance. Pine boughs extend around a shield. The name "Vermont" and the state motto "Freedom and Unity" are displayed on a crimson banner. At the the top of the shield is a stag's head.

The Vermont region was explored and claimed for France by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, and the first French settlement was established at Fort Ste. Anne in 1666. The first English settlers moved into the area in 1724 and built Fort Dummer on the site of present-day Brattleboro. England gained control of the area in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars.

First, organized to drive settlers from New York out of Vermont, the Green Mountain Boys, led by Ethan Allen, won fame by capturing Fort Ticonderoga from the British on May 10, 1775, in the early days of the Revolutionary War. In 1777 Vermont adopted its first constitution, abolishing slavery and providing for universal male suffrage without property qualifications.

Vermont leads the nation in the production of monument granite, marble, and maple syrup. It is also a leader in the production of talc. Vermont's rugged, rocky terrain discourages extensive agricultural farming, but is well suited to raising fruit trees and to dairy farming.

Principal industrial products include electrical equipment, fabricated metal products, printing and publishing, and paper and allied products.

Tourism is a major industry in Vermont. Vermont's many famous ski areas include Stowe, Killington, Mt. Snow, Okemo, Jay Peak, and Sugarbush. Hunting and fishing also attract many visitors to Vermont each year. Among the many points of interest are the Green Mountain National Forest, Bennington Battle Monument, the Calvin Coolidge Homestead at Plymouth, and the Marble Exhibit.

Fun Facts:

• Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
• In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
• Montpelier, Is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
• Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, it's IBM.
• Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart.
• Vermont does not sell alcohol to out of state licenses, you must have a liquor ID in order to purchase alcohol at liquor stores and grocery stores. This doesn't apply to bars, but can affect those traveling through the state.
• U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was the only president born on the fourth of July. Born in Plymouth 7/4/1872.
• Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier.

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