US State of Vermont
The Green Mountain State
on full color custom decorated photo coffee mugs

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Text on Vermont, The Green Mountain State Coffee Mug:
The Vermont region was explored and claimed for France by Samuel de Champlain in 1609, and the first French settlement was established at Fort Ste. Anne in 1666. The first English settlers moved into the area in 1724 and built Fort Dummer on the site of present-day Brattleboro. England gained control of the area in 1763 after the French and Indian Wars. n 1777 Vermont adopted its first constitution, abolishing slavery and providing for universal male suffrage without property qualifications. Despite its proximity to the coastal settlements of the early colonists in the 17th century, Vermont did not receive its first permanent settlement until 1724, and its population grew slowly for 50 years thereafter. Vermont entered the Union on March 4, 1791, the first new state admitted after the nation's founding by the 13 original states.

Vermont lies within two natural regions, or physiographic provinces, of the northeastern United States and Canada. The New England province in Vermont is broken into the Green Mountain section, the New England Upland, the Taconic section, and the White Mountain section. The Saint Lawrence Valley province extends into Vermont in the Champlain Valley. The name of the state is derived from the French words vert (green) and mont (mountain), and Vermont is known as the Green Mountain State. The heavily forested Green Mountains cover much of the state. Montpelier is the capital of Vermont. Burlington is the largest city. Nickname: Green Mountain State - Motto: Vermont, Freedom and Unity - State Song “These Green Mountains”