Welcome to Vermont! (Continued below)
Nicknames & Slogans | |||
Nicknames | The Green Mountain State | ||
Symbols of State | |||
Motto | Freedom and Unity | > | |
Latin Motto | Stella quarta decima fulgeat | 2015 | > |
Song | These Green Mountains | 2000 | > |
Song (former) | Hail to Vermont | 1938 | |
EcoSymbols | |||
Flower | red clover (Trifolium pratense) | 1895 | > |
Tree | sugar maple (Acer saccharum) | 1949 | > |
Fruit | apple (Malus) | 1999 | > |
Vegetable | Gilfeather turnip (Brassica rapa) | 2016 | > |
Bird | hermit thrush (Catharus guttatus) | 1941 | > |
Animal | Morgan Horse (Equus caballus) | 1961 | > |
Heritage Breed of Livestock | Randall lineback breed of cattle (Bos primigenius) | 2006 | > |
Reptile | painted turtle (Chrysemys picta) | 1994 | > |
Amphibian | northern leopard frog (Lithobates pipiens) | 1998 | > |
Cold Water Fish | brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis) | 1978 | > |
Warm Water Fish | walleye (Sander vitreus) | 1978 | > |
Insect | honeybee (Apis mellifera) ![]() |
1978 | > |
Butterfly | monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) | 1987 | > |
Mineral | talc | 1991 | > |
Gem | grossular garnet | 1991 | > |
Rock | granite | 1992 | > |
Rock | marble | 1992 | > |
Rock | slate | 1992 | > |
Marine Fossil | beluga (Delphinapterus leucas) | 1993 | > |
Terrestrial Fossil † | Mount Holly mammoth tooth and tusk | 2014 | > |
Soil | Tunbridge Soil Series | 1985 | > |
Cultural Symbols | |||
Pie | apple pie | 1999 | > |
Flavor | maple | 1993 | > |
Beverage | milk ![]() |
1983 | > |
Winter Sports | Skiing and snowboarding | 2012 | > |
Fly-Fishing Fly | Governor Aiken bucktail streamer | 2014 | > |
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