Vermont
State Name
Geography:
What states, country, and/or bodies of water border it? Vermont is bordered by Canada on the north and Massachusetts in the south. On the east, Vermont is bordered by New Hampshire. On the west, Vermont is bordered by New York.
What is the state capital? Montpelier
List 2 or 3 large cities in the state: Burlington, South Burlington, Colchester
What is the area (in square miles) of your state? Vermont covers 9,615 square miles, making it the 45th largest of the 50 states.
What is the highest elevation and how high is it? Mt. Mansfield 4,395 ft (1,340 m)
What is the lowest elevation and how low is it? 95 ft (29 m)
Map (or link to a map) of state: Click here for a map of Vermont
History:
Tell the date it became a state and what number state it was (1-50): March 4, 1791 (14)
How did the state get its name (origin of name)? From the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain
List 2 or 3 of the Native American tribes that are or were found in this state:
The Abenaki tribe
The Mohican tribe
The Massachusett tribes (Pennacook and Pocomtuc)
Tell about a famous person from this state: George Dewey admiral, Montpelier
Civics:
Who is the governor? Peter Shumlin
Who are the U.S. senators from this state?
Patrick Leahy (D)
Bernie Sanders (I)
How many U.S. House of Representatives members are from this state?
State Flag:
Economics:
What is mined in the state?
Crushed and broken stone |
Dimension Stone
|
Sand and Gravel |
What crops are grown in the state?
Greenhouse and nursery products lead in this category.
Hay, maple products, apples, and sweet corn are other major products.
Hay, oats and grain corn are grown to feed Vermont livestock.
Leading vegetables grown in the state are sweet corn and potatoes. Apples (official state fruit & pie) are the largest fruit crop.
Vermont is a leading maple-syrup producing state and also produces many specialty food products such as cheese, ice cream and sauces. Vermont designated maple as the (official state flavor) in 1993.
What is the average high January temperature of the state capital? 25 F
What is the average high July temperature of the state capital? 81 F
What is the average low January temperature of the state capital? 4 F
What is the average low July temperature of the state capital? 60 F
What is the average precipitation for January of the state capital? 0.61 in.
What is the average precipitation for July of the state capital? 4.07 in.
Population:
What is the population of the state (year 2010 or later)? 625,741
Symbols:
State bird:
Hermit Thrush
State flower:
Red clover
State tree:
Sugar Maple
State song:
"These Green Mountains"
State nickname:
"The Green Mountain State"
Tell about one more state symbol:
Recreation (What are some fun things to do in this state?):
Trout fishing, lake fishing, and ice fishing. Some hike the Long Trail.
In winter, nordic and backcountry skiers visit to travel the length of the state on the Catamount Trail. Several horse shows are annual events. Vermont's state parks, historic sites, museums, golf courses, and new boutique hotels with spas were designed to attract tourists.
What else would you like to tell about this state?
During the American Civil War, Vermont sent more than 34,000 men into United States service. Almost 5,200 Vermonters, 15 percent, were killed or mortally wounded in action or died of disease, a higher percentage than any other state.
The northernmost land action of the war, the St. Albans Raid, took place in Vermont.
Source: Wikipedia.com
Vermont Seal
Bibliography (Where did you find your information?):
http://www.netstate.com/economy/vt_economy.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vermont#Tourism
http://www.netstate.com/states/geography/mapcom/vt_mapscom.htm
Use the bibme website to help you build your bibliography.
Comments (1)
Mr. Torstenson said
at 2:45 pm on Jun 6, 2011
Very good job! You included almost everything. I wish you had linked to a few more sites. Thank you for attempting the bibliography. Using bibme does require numerous steps.
Thank you for working on the state report project this year.
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