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Vermont State Flag


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Vermont's official state flag was adopted in 1923. The flag features Vermont's coat-of-arms on a field of deep blue. The coat-of-arms pictures a large pine tree, a cow, bales of hay, and sheaves of wheat . Vermont's mountains are pictured in the background. A stag's head is mounted over the scene. Boughs of pine needles wrap around the coat-of-arms. "VERMONT" and the state's motto, "FREEDOM AND UNITY," are written on a red ribbon under the scene.



State Capital: Montpelier


Largest City: Burlington


Entered Union: March 4, 1791


Status: Vermont was the 14th state in the USA and the 45th biggest state


State Flower: Red clover


State Tree: Sugar maple


State Bird: Hermit thrush


State Song: These Green Mountains


State Nickname: Green Mountain State


State Motto: "Freedom and Unity "


Bordering States: Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York


Origin of the Name: The name Vermont comes from the French words for green mountain, "mont vert."


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