This Day in History: March 4, 1791
Vermont State Bird: Hermit Thrush
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Historical sites once Canadian soil
Dot the green landscapes amid error and foil
Fort Mongomery from blunder to ruin
Total disaster as war was brewing
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Find yourself, lose yourself, anything goes
Take off your shoes, exercise your toes
Run the hills, fields, everything in between
Bathe in the magical landscapes of green
©2014 Awakenings
Sharla Lee Shults
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| Image Source: AmericatheBeautiful.com |
Vermont's nickname The Green Mountain State is a direct relationship to the Green Mountainsmountain range, which runs south to north specifically within this U.S. state. It is home to many beautiful and natural wonders being truly one of those green magical places. Vermont is the leading producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
On January 15, 1777, Vermont declared independence from the crown of Great Britain and the colony of New York. Controversy and disagreement with New York resulted in the 14 year delay in Vermont becoming a state. On March 4, 1791 Vermont became the 14th state as the politics of slavery threatened to divide the United States. Vermont served as a free counterbalance to slave-holding Kentucky, which joined the Union in 1792.
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| Vermont is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States. It is the only New England state not bordered by the Atlantic Ocean. |
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Vermont State FlagVermont'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. Vermon't montains 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. |
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| Vermont Great Seal |
Vermont State Bird: Hermit Thrush
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Hermit thrush by Lee Karney / U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. |
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Red clover flower |
For the State Symbols of Vermont click HERE!
Vermont State Song
The Vermont state song is “These Green Mountains” by Diane Martin and Rita Buglass Gluck. Vermont held a competition to find a new song to celebrate the state thus allowing Vermonters to help select the official state song in 2000. The name of the state is not included within the lyrics but there is enough detail included in the words that identifies the song is about Vermont.
Magical Landscapes of Green
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| Lake Champlain from Above |
Shimmering blue waters of lakes and streams
Accent landscapes of lush magical green
Accent landscapes of lush magical green
Largemouth bass, northern pike, lake trout
Name aquatics swimming about
Mountain peaks tower to extremes
Rousing verdant forest scenes
Jagged along horizon's line
Panoramic views enshrine
Fields glimmer of green and gold
Awe-inspiring sights unfold
Typical red barn's unique way
Captures the grandeur of the day
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| Green Mountains Vermont |
Rousing verdant forest scenes
Jagged along horizon's line
Panoramic views enshrine
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| Vermont Red Barn |
Awe-inspiring sights unfold
Typical red barn's unique way
Captures the grandeur of the day
Historical sites once Canadian soil
Dot the green landscapes amid error and foil
Fort Mongomery from blunder to ruin
Total disaster as war was brewing
Find yourself, lose yourself, anything goes
Take off your shoes, exercise your toes
Run the hills, fields, everything in between
Bathe in the magical landscapes of green
©2014 Awakenings
Sharla Lee Shults