State Name origin - Vermont is an English form of the name that French explorer Samuel de Champlain gave to Vermont's Green Mountains on his 1647 map. He called them "Verd Mont" meaning green mountain.
Nickname - The Green Mountain State: This well-known nickname for the state of Vermont is in reference to the Green Mountains named by Samuel de Champlain in 1647. Currently, this nickname is displayed on Vermont license plates. Earlier plates pleaded "See Vermont" or simply stated "Green Mountains."
Residents - People who live in Vermont or who come from Vermont are called Vermonters. They are also called Woodchucks.
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Official State Symbols
•Animal - Morgan Horse
•Beverage - Milk
•Bird - Hermit Thrush
•Butterfly - Monarch Butterfly
•Cold Water Fish - Brook Trout
•Flavor - Maple
•Flower - Red Clover
•Fruit - Apple
•Insect - Honeybee
•Mineral - Talc
•Pie - Apple Pie
•Rocks - Granite, Marble, Slate
•Soil - Tunbridge Soil Series
•Song - These Green Mountains
•Tree - Sugar Maple
•Warm Water Fish - Walleye Pike
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