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ID: 7007828
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Record Type: administrative |
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Vermont (state) |
Coordinates: |
| Lat: 44 00 00 N degrees minutes |
Lat: 44.0000 decimal degrees |
| Long: 073 00 00 W degrees minutes |
Long: -73.0000 decimal degrees |
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Note: Originally inhabited by Amerindian hunters; settled by French in 17th cen., by Dutch in 1724, by British after 1763; fought for independence from New Hampshire & New York, then in Revolution; saw only Confederate attack N of Pennsylvania in Civil War. |
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| Vermont (preferred,C,V)
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............ | first used officially in 1777, from French words "vert" & "mont," referring to "green mountains" |
| VT (C,V,USPS)
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| state (preferred, B) |
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since March 4, 1791 |
| first level subdivision (C) |
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