Vermont

Capital: Montpelier

Population: 608,827

Entered the Union: March 4, 1791

As the: 14th state

Motto: Vermont, Freedom and Unity

Nickname: Green Mountain State

Origin of Name:From the French vert mont, meaning green mountain

Major Industries: Dairy farming, machine and maching tool manufacturing, and tourism

Historical Sites: Bennington Battle Monument, the Calvin Coolidge Homestead at Plymouth

Points of Interest: Ski Areas, including Stowe, Killington, Mt. Snow, Bromley, Jay Peak, and Sugarbush; Green Mountain National Forest and the Long Trail; Marble Exhibit in Proctor