how did vermont get its nickname green mountain state
Vermont The origin of the name "Vermont" is uncertain, but likely comes from the French Les Verts Monts, meaning "the Green Mountains".[13] Thomas Young introduced it in 1777.[14] In 1913, the Secretary of State of Vermont speculated that the archaic French term Verd Mont (green mountain) may have inspired Young.[15] Another source points out the predominance of mica-quartz-chlorite schist, a green-hued metamorphosed shale, as a possible reason.[16] The Green Mountains form a northâ€“south spine running most of the length of the state, slightly west of its center. In the southwest portion of the state are located the Taconic Mountains.[17] In the northwest, near Lake Champlain, is the fertile Champlain Valley. In the south of the valley is Lake Bomoseen.