Vermont

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The Vermont state seal features a central pine tree with 14 branches, a cow, sheaves of wheat, and a cluster of trees, surrounded by a gold border. The words Vermont and Freedom and Unity are prominently displayed in the lower half.

The hermit thrush is the state bird of Vermont.

Red clover is the state flower of Vermont.

Political map of Vermont showing state boundaries, county divisions, and major cities and towns. The map highlights Montpelier as the state capital, county seats, and other cities, with Vermont bordered by Quebec, Canada to the north, New York to the west, New Hampshire to the east, and Massachusetts to the south. An inset locator map shows Vermont's position in the northeastern United States.

Physical map of Vermont showing major mountains, rivers, lakes, and dams. The Green Mountains run north to south through the state, with peaks such as Mount Mansfield, Killington Peak, and Jay Peak labeled with elevations. Lake Champlain borders the west, and the Connecticut River forms much of the eastern boundary. The map also includes state and international boundaries, and a small locator map of Vermont within the United States.

Map of the New England region in the northeastern United States, showing state boundaries, major cities, state capitals marked with stars, and physical features such as lakes, rivers, islands, and mountain ranges. States included are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, bordered by Canada to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south.

Rolling green hills and fields with scattered trees in autumn colors, set against the backdrop of the Green Mountains near East Bethel, Vermont.

Cross-country skier

Mount Mansfield

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Vermont: flag

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The Vermont state seal features a central pine tree with 14 branches, a cow, sheaves of wheat, and a cluster of trees, surrounded by a gold border. The words Vermont and Freedom and Unity are prominently displayed in the lower half.

State seal of Vermont

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The hermit thrush is the state bird of Vermont.

The hermit thrush is the state bird of Vermont.

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Red clover is the state flower of Vermont.

Red clover is the state flower of Vermont.

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Political map of Vermont showing state boundaries, county divisions, and major cities and towns. The map highlights Montpelier as the state capital, county seats, and other cities, with Vermont bordered by Quebec, Canada to the north, New York to the west, New Hampshire to the east, and Massachusetts to the south. An inset locator map shows Vermont's position in the northeastern United States.

Map of Vermont

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Physical map of Vermont showing major mountains, rivers, lakes, and dams. The Green Mountains run north to south through the state, with peaks such as Mount Mansfield, Killington Peak, and Jay Peak labeled with elevations. Lake Champlain borders the west, and the Connecticut River forms much of the eastern boundary. The map also includes state and international boundaries, and a small locator map of Vermont within the United States.

Vermont

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Map of the New England region in the northeastern United States, showing state boundaries, major cities, state capitals marked with stars, and physical features such as lakes, rivers, islands, and mountain ranges. States included are Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut, bordered by Canada to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south.

United States: New England

New England.

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Rolling green hills and fields with scattered trees in autumn colors, set against the backdrop of the Green Mountains near East Bethel, Vermont.

Green Mountains, Vermont

Green Mountains, near East Bethel, Vermont.

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Cross-country skier

Cross-country skier

Cross-country skier near (background) Mount Mansfield, Vermont.

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Mount Mansfield

Mount Mansfield

Hiker on the Appalachian National Scenic Trail standing on the summit of Mount Mansfield,...

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Covered bridge

Covered bridge

Mad River, crossed by the Warren Covered Bridge, Warren, Vermont.

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Vermont farm

Vermont farm

Early autumn snow on a Vermont farm.

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Aerial view of Stowe, Vermont, showing a white church with a tall steeple surrounded by houses and trees with green and early autumn foliage.

Autumn in Vermont

Stowe, Vermont, with leaves beginning to change in autumn.

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Tapping maple trees

Tapping maple trees

Tapping maple trees for syrup making in Vermont.

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Workers on break outside Green City Mill

Workers on break outside Green City Mill

Workers on break outside Green City Mill, Burlington, Vermont, early 20th century.

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Downhill skiing

Downhill skiing

Skiing, Jay Peak, Jay, Vermont.

Dennis Curran/Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing

Political map of Vermont showing county boundaries, county seats, and major cities. The map highlights Vermont's borders with Canada, New York, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts. Montpelier, the state capital, is marked centrally, with other notable cities such as Burlington, Rutland, Bennington, and St. Albans labeled. County names are listed within each boundary. An inset locator map in the lower right shows Vermont's position in the northeastern United States.

Vermont

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Aerial view of Montpelier, Vermont, showing church steeples, historic buildings, and trees with autumn foliage against a backdrop of rolling hills.

Montpelier

Aerial view of Montpelier, Vermont.

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University of Vermont

University of Vermont

Old Mill, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vt.

Jared C. Benedict

Kayakers

Kayakers

Kayaking at Sand Bar State Park, Milton, Vermont.

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Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys flag

Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys flag

Flag used by Ethan Allen's Green Mountain Boys during the American Revolutionary...

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Calvin Coolidge sits on a horse-drawn hayrack in a grassy field on his father's farm in Plymouth, Vermont.

Calvin Coolidge

Calvin Coolidge working on his father's farm, Plymouth, Vermont.

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Church Street Marketplace

Church Street Marketplace

Church Street Marketplace, Burlington, Vermont.

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Bernie Sanders

Bernie Sanders

U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders speaking with supporters at a rally at Southern New Hampshire...

Gage Skidmore

Interactives

United States size comparison tool with dropdown menus to select two states and a large black map of the US on a purple background.

Which State Is Bigger?

Choose two states from the drop-down lists to compare their sizes.

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