VERMONT Traditional Cache

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The "G" Men: Time to say goodbye to this cache. It's a bit isolated from the mainstream caches in the area. Maintenance has become a bit problematic here, so we'll just close the book on it...

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Hidden : 6/22/2014
Difficulty:
2.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size: micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

This cache was placed as part of Hike-n-Seek 2015.



VERMONT FACTS AND TRIVIA

Entered the Union: March 4, 1791 (14th State) Capital: Montpelier
State Nicknames: Green Mountain State State Motto: Freedom and Unity
Origin of Name: from the French “vert mont,” meaning “green mountain”
State Flower: Red Clover State Bird: Hermit Thrush
State Animal: Morgan Horse State Tree: Sugar Maple
State Butterfly: Monarch State Flavor: Maple
State Insect: Honey Bee State Fruit: Apple
State Fish: Brook Trout & Walleye Pike State Pie: Apple Pie
State Song: “These Green Mountains" State Gem: Grossular garnet
National Forests: 1 • State Parks: 52
Famous for: Ski Resorts, Maple Syrup, Autumn Splendor
Famous Vermonters: Chester A. Arthur • Calvin Coolidge (Presidents), Orson Bean (actor), George Dewey (admiral), John Dewey (educator), Stephen A. Douglas (politician), Carlton Fisk (baseball), Henry Wells (pioneer entrepreneur - Wells Fargo Co.), Rudy Vallee (band leader)

DID YOU KNOW?


  1. Vermont was the first state admitted to the Union after the ratification of the Constitution.
  2. With a population of fewer than nine thousand people, Montpelier, Vermont is the smallest state capital in the U.S.
  3. Montpelier, Vermont is the only U.S. state capital without a McDonalds.
  4. In ratio of cows to people, Vermont has the greatest number of dairy cows in the country.
  5. Montpelier, Is the largest producer of maple syrup in the U.S.
  6. Vermont's largest employer isn't Ben and Jerry's, it's IBM.
  7. Until recently, the only way a Vermonter could get a drivers license with their photo on it was to drive to Montpelier.
  8. Vermont was, at various times, claimed by both New Hampshire and New York.
  9. Until 1996, Vermont was the only state without a Wal-Mart.
  10. Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company gives their ice cream waste to the local Vermont farmers who use it to feed their hogs. The hogs seem to like all of the flavors except Mint Oreo.
  11. Rudyard Kipling, living in Vermont in the 1890's invented the game of snow golf.
  12. Vermont does not sell alcohol to out of state licenses, you must have a liquor ID in order to purchase alcohol at liquor stores and grocery stores. This doesn't apply to bars, but can affect those traveling through the state.
  13. U.S. President Calvin Coolidge was the only president born on the fourth of July. Born in Plymouth 7/4/1872.
  14. Vermont's state capitol building is one of only a few to have a gold dome. Atop the dome is a statue of Ceres.

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