Vermont

• Admitted to statehood: March 4, 1791
• Origin of name: The combination of two words, vert meaning green and mont meaning mountain
• Capital: Montpelier
• Nickname: "The Green Mountain State"
• Motto: "Freedom and Unity"
• Bird: Hermit Thrush
• Animal: Morgan horse
• Flower: Red Clover
• Cold-watered Fish: Brook Trout
• Warm-watered Fish: Walleye Pike
• Song: "Hail Vermont"
• Stone: None *
• Tree: Sugar Maple
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