This post is part of the #StateChallenge Meetups from Team USA, hosted by @Kwiksatik and @Denise_Barlock
Here are some Fun and not so fun facts about Vermont, to get to know more about Vermont. I have visited Vermont long time ago, so I don’t have specific thing to share about that trip, other than, I really enjoyed the fall colors.
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Vermont produces 500,000 gallons of Maple Syrup per year. It is largest maple syrup producer in US
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It takes about 40 years for a sugar maple to grow large enough—at least 10 inches in diameter—to tap. Then it takes some 40 gallons of sap to produce a single gallon of syrup. So don’t waste that syrup!
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Vermont’s also America’s No. 1 producer of marble and No. 2 producer of talc. They’re the state’s official rock and mineral, respectively.
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Some people joke that Vermont has more dairy cows than people. Vermont has one cow for every 3.8 people, which is still the nation’s highest ratio of cows to people.
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According to a 2013 Gallup poll, Vermont’s the least religious state in the U.S. Only 22 percent of the respondents said they consider religion important and regularly attend religious services. On the flip side, Mississippi is the most religious state, with 61 percent of participants saying they attend services weekly or nearly every week.
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It’s also one of the most progressive states. It was the first to grant women partial voting rights (in 1880), abolish slavery (as a republic and a state), and legislate same-sex marriage.
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One thing that’s not legal in Vermont: billboard advertising. Vermont is one of four states to ban commercial billboards, the others being Maine, Hawaii, and Alaska.
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U.S. Presidents Chester A. Arthur and Calvin Coolidge were both born in Vermont. The latter is the only president born on the Fourth of July.
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Vermont has one telephone area code—and they’re proud of it. You’ll see 802 on t-shirts, bumper stickers, and even tattoos.
References: wikipedia.org, mentalfloss.com
…but NO billboard advertising? That’s awesome!
with that one. Montana (my old home) has only the 406 area code for the whole state. It’s funny how such a simple thing can be so unifying, but it is. Thank you for the great article!