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10 Amazing Vermont Facts
1. The Vermont Constitution of 1777 was the first to ban slavery, establish free public education, and grant non-land owning men the right to vote..
2. Vermont is the only New England state without a coast.
3. Vermont is from the French words verts monts, which means "green mountains."
4. Wilson Bentley, a farmer from Vermont, invented an advanced technique to capture snowflakes on film and helped prove that no two flakes are alike.
5. Ben & Jerry's ice cream began in Vermont in 1978.
6. Vermont produces more maple syrup than any other state in the U.S.
7. Vermont has more covered bridges than any other state in the U.S.
8. According to Vermont legend, Champ, a sea monster, lives in Lake Champlain. Although his existence has never been proven, this relative of the Loch Ness monster is protected by law.
9. Vermonters call people out of state “flatlanders.”
10. Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, lived in Vermont in the 1890s and invented snow golf, in which the “greens” are called “whites.”
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10 Amazing Vermont Facts
1. The Vermont Constitution of 1777 was the first to ban slavery, establish free public education, and grant non-land owning men the right to vote..
2. Vermont is the only New England state without a coast.
3. Vermont is from the French words verts monts, which means "green mountains."
4. Wilson Bentley, a farmer from Vermont, invented an advanced technique to capture snowflakes on film and helped prove that no two flakes are alike.
5. Ben & Jerry's ice cream began in Vermont in 1978.
6. Vermont produces more maple syrup than any other state in the U.S.
7. Vermont has more covered bridges than any other state in the U.S.
8. According to Vermont legend, Champ, a sea monster, lives in Lake Champlain. Although his existence has never been proven, this relative of the Loch Ness monster is protected by law.
9. Vermonters call people out of state “flatlanders.”
10. Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, lived in Vermont in the 1890s and invented snow golf, in which the “greens” are called “whites.”
For more interesting Vermont facts, check out our article here: factretriever.com/vermont-facts
For more amazing facts about the world and beyond, don't forget to subscribe to our youtube channel: youtube.com/@FactRetriever
