The Native American inhabitants of the area now known as Vermont
were the Abenaki, a tribe of the Algonquin nation, and the Iriquois.
On Jan 17, 1777, Vermont was
declared an independent republic in a meeting held at Westminster.
This independent course, with the Vermont Republic minting its own
coin and providing postal service, was followed until Mar 4, 1791, when
Vermont was admitted to the union
as the 14th state.
The name "Vermont" is itself derived from
the French, 'les monts verts', 'the green mountains.'
The state is notable for the Green Mountains running north to south.
Covering an area of 9250 mi² (24000 km²),
it is bordered by Massachusetts to the south,
New Hampshire to the east,
New York to the west, and the
Canadian province of Quebec to the north.
Vermont is the only
New England state with no Atlantic coastline, but
Lake Champlain makes up 50% of the western border.
Vermont has a population of approximately 600 thousand.
It is the 2nd least populous state in the USA.
Only Wyoming has less residents.
WEATHER
Vermont has 4 distinct seasons
with daytime temperatures averaging in the mid 70s during
summer months and in the low 20s during the winter.
Annual rainfall is approximately 36 inches.
Anywhere from 100 inches to more than 250 inches of
snow falls during the winter, depending on elevation.
ECONOMY
The Vermont Chamber of Commerce
is a private, non~profit business organization
representing 1600 companies in nearly every sector of the state's
corporate community.
The Chamber's mission is to create an economic
climate conducive to business growth and the
preservation of the Vermont quality of life.
The Chamber actively lobbies for the business
community, distributes publications and guides to
educate and attract visitors and tourists,
publishes a newsletter to keep members informed,
serves as a conduit between businesses and the media,
maintains an international trade program,
and works closely with Vermont's
business/education partnership.
Nearly 1.5 million acres of Vermont
land are in agriculture, sustaining the pastoral landscape that
has made Vermont famous.
Dairying is the primary farm industry in Vermont,
producing approximately 1/2 the milk consumed in New England.
Vermont is America's largest producer of maple syrup and also
produces substantial crops of Macintosh apples, potatoes, eggs,
honey, vegetables, Christmas trees, lumber, pulp wood, and
greenhouse nursery products.
Manufacturing is the major employer and the 2nd largest
sector of the state's economy (after services),
producing billions of dollars in goods, ranging from computer chips to canoes,
tombstones to teddy bears.
Vermont's highly skilled workers are employed primarily in
producing electronic components and equipment, machine tools,
specialty consumer products, wood products, quarried and
finished stone, and printing.
SCHOOLS
In 1777, Vermont created the
1st constitution in English~speaking North America to
mandate public funding for universal education.
The Vermont Department of Education,
working under the authority of the State Board of Education,
is committed to helping students, educators, and public schools
meet Vermont’s high standards.
The Vermont Higher Education Council was founded at the end of 1944.
It is an organization of all the Vermont public,
proprietary and independent colleges.
Their mission is to explore and implement new forms of
cooperative activity which will strengthen higher education
in Vermont.
Major initiatives include supporting common efforts to attract
students to Vermont colleges, working in partnership with the
State Board of Education in the certification of out~of~state
institutions seeking to offer degrees within Vermont,
collecting and publishing higher education data,
and promoting the significant role of higher education to
state agencies and Vermont citizens.
Vermont has 5 colleges,
14 other private, degree~granting colleges,
a private, co-educational liberal arts college founded in 1800
[Champlain College],
a Burlington college founded in 1878,
the Vermont Law School at Royalton, and
the oldest private military college in the United States,
founded in 1819 [Norwich University - birthplace of the ROTC].
For more details please contact the
Vermont Department of Education.
HOSPITALITY
Vermont's historic sites tell
America's story from the time of the Revolutionary War right
through the 20th Century.
Vermont offers a variety of camping
experiences from pitching a tent deep in the forest to parking an RV,
complete with satellite dish, in a private campground with a pool,
recreational hall, and the like.
Spring is maple season in Vermont.
That's the best time to see maple producers around
the state collect sap from sugar maples and boil it down to pure
Vermont maple syrup.
Animal tracks under fallen leaves.
The solitude of a clear mountain sky.
A jaw~dropping view.
If you yearn for the beauty of the backcountry,
but are not up for an epic day on the trail,
there are many short hikes in Vermont that offer
gentle backcountry adventure with a big reward at the apex.
There are 52 Vermont State Parks,
39 of which offer camping.
These parks are a real find, have wonderful facilities,
and are beautifully maintained.
For more details please contact
Vermont State Tourism.
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