The
Green Mountain
State
The French made their first settlement at Sainte Anne in 1666. The First English settlement was Fort Drummer near Battleboro in 1724. Bennington Vermont was settled in 1761,making it the second oldest english settlemlent other than Fort Drummer. In 1764 Ethan Allen orginizes the Green Mountain Boys to rid the state of the New Yorkers and to fight for it's indepence in 1777. Declaring itself to be the new Republic of New Connecticut. Thomas Young ,who help draw up the new republics constitution suggested that the name be changed to Vermont.
The state capital of Vermont is Montpelier and Burlington is the largest city.
Before Vermont joined the Union in 1791 Massachusetts,New Hampshire and New York relinquished all claims that they had in the State. In fact Ethan Allen and his Green Mountain Boys drove out some of the New Yorkers. Later during the revolutionary War ,The Green Mountain Boys fought heroically in the decisive Battle of Bennington in 1777.
Vermont became the 14th state in March of 1791
It's motto is Freedom and Unity
Some of Vermont's most famous people are
Ethan Allen,who by the way was born in Connecticut,Army Officer Chester A Arthur, US President Calvin Coolidge, Industrialist John Deere, Naval Officer George Dewey,Philosopher John Dewey,Politician Stephen Douglas,Financier James Fisk and Finially Singer Rudy Vallee
The Hermit Thrush
Clover
