Vermont

:This article is about the U.S. state. For other meanings, see Vermont (disambiguation).

State song and symbols

The state song and state symbols are designated by act of the state legislature and confirmed by the governor.

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Vermont's state song is "These Green Mountains," written by composed by Diane Martin and arranged by Rita Buglass Gluck. This song was officially designated as the state song on May 22, 2000, when Governor Howard Dean signed No. 99 of the Acts of 2000 into law. This song replaced "Hail to Vermont!," which was written by Josephine Hovey-Perry and made the state song in 1938.

Related Topics:
State song - These Green Mountains - May 22 - 2000 - Hail to Vermont! - 1938

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The state bird is the hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus). This was adopted as No. 1 of the Acts of 1941, effective June 1, 1941. The bird was only designated after debate in the legislature; though the hermit thrush is found in all of 14 counties and has a distinctive sweet call, it left the state during the winter for its yearly southward migration. Many legislators actually favored the blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) or the crow. The red clover (Trifolium pratense) was designated as the state flower by No. 159 of the Acts of 1894, effective February 1, 1895. The red clover is often seen in the countryside of Vermont but was originally naturalized from Europe.

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State bird - Hermit thrush - June 1 - 1941 - Blue jay - Crow - Red clover - State flower - February 1 - 1895 - Europe

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Vermont has two official state fish, both adopted by Joint Resolution R-91 of the Acts of 1978 and effective on May 3, 1978: the cold-water fish, brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) and the warm-water fish, the walleye pike (Stizosedion vitreum vitreum).

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State fish - May 3 - 1978 - Brook trout - Walleye pike

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The state tree is the sugar maple (Acer saccharum), adopted by the Acts of 1949, effective March 10, 1949. The sugar maple is the source of maple syrup, Vermont's most famous export. (The sugar maple is also the state tree of Wisconsin). The state mammal is the Morgan horse, designated as such by No. 42 of the acts of 1961, effective March 23, 1961. The Morgan horse is a horse breed originally from Vermont.

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State tree - Sugar maple - March 10 - 1949 - Maple syrup - Wisconsin - Morgan horse - March 23 - 1961 - Horse breed

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The state insect is the honeybee (Apis mellifera), designated by No. 124 of the Acts of 1978, effective July 1, 1978. The honeybee is also the state insect of ten other states—Arkansas, Kansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Maine, Missouri, New Jersey, Utah, West Virginia, and Wisconsin. The state amphibian, adopted by No. 126 of the Acts of 1997, is the Northern Leopard Frog (Rana pipiens).

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Honeybee - July 1 - 1978 - Arkansas - Kansas - Georgia - Louisiana - Maine - Missouri - New Jersey - Utah - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Northern Leopard Frog

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Vermont has also designated an official state mineral (talc), pie (apple pie), soil ("Tunbridge Soil Series"), beverage (milk), and gem (grossular garnet), and fossil (the beluga skeleton at the University of Vermont's Perkins Geology Museum.)

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Mineral - Talc - Pie - Apple pie - Soil - Beverage - Milk - Gem - Grossular garnet - Fossil - Beluga

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