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VERMONT. By Marc Jaramillo. State Motto And Nickname. Motto: "Freedom and Unity “ Nickname: Green Mountain State. State Song. These green hills and silver waters are my home. They belong to me. And to all of her sons and daughters May they be strong and forever free.
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VERMONT By Marc Jaramillo
State Motto And Nickname • Motto: "Freedom and Unity “ • Nickname: Green Mountain State
State Song • These green hills and silver waters are my home. They belong to me.And to all of her sons and daughtersMay they be strong and forever free. Let us live to protect her beautyAnd look with pride on the golden domeThey say home is where the heart isThese green mountains are my home. These green mountains are my home.
Historical Landmarks • 1775 Ethan Allen, Benedict Arnold and the Green Mountain Boys capture Fort Ticonderoga. 1824Levi P. Morton, Vice President of the United States (1889-1893), b. Shoreham, 1824; federal "gratuity" of $2.5 million signed into law by President Calvin Coolidge to cover losses suffered by Vt. in 1927 flood, 1928 1864Battle of Wilderness, VA 191 Vermonters killed, 947 wounded, 96 missing.
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