Carol DM
Continuing with my series of the strangest facts about each one of the United States. One more to go after this post.
Vermont
1. Driving through Vermont you’ll notice one huge difference from the rest of the nation— there are no billboard signs. Since 1968, the state has banned billboards in order to preserve Vermont’s natural beauty.
2. Vermont is the largest producer of maple syrup in the United States.
3. Ben & Jerry’s might be an internationally recognized brand now, but they still have their headquarters in Vermont.
4. Vermont is a relatively poor and rural state, but it regularly comes out on top in nationwide rankings of health, happiness, and intelligence.
5. Vermont became the last to get a Walmart store in 1996. The retail chain has introduced a few more branches since that time.
Virginia
1. Virginia handles 70% of the world’s internet traffic. Know as the “Silicon Valley of the East,” well over half of the world’s internet traffic goes through data centers in Loudoun County.
2. Virginia was the site of more Civil War battles than any other state, with more than 120 major battles being fought here.
3. The Pentagon is the largest office building in the world and has twice the office space of the Empire State Building.
4. Colonial Williamsburg is the world’s largest living history museum. The Louvre in Paris, the world’s largest museum, could fit in Colonial Williamsburg 20 times over…with room to spare.
5. Sorry, Pilgrims. Virginia had the first Thanksgiving in 1619.
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I learned that Vermont is the largest maple syrup producer in the United States. I also didn’t know there were no billboards. Thanks.
You are welcome and thanks for visiting.
so my son-in-law is from Vermont, Virginia is just across the border from me.
fun fun fun!!!!!
Yes they are your neighbors. Learned a lot from doing this series. One more to go.
i can’t wait for what you are going to do next!
As a lover of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream, now I have a legit reason to visit Vermont ♡
Yes you do and I love the brand as well.
That is very interesting and enjoyed knowing the facts. Vermont also has the very best cheddar cheese.
So many facts I had to pick and choose which ones to dare. Love their cheese.
I love informative and educational series a lot. I also love maple syrup, hehe.
I am enjoying learning. I eat syrup and waffles often.
I really learned a lot about the US in this series, dear Carol
Happy to hear, I have one more post and this series will be done.
I learned a lot about the US. Even in our country, they had the idea of removing billboards.
I am glad. And I wish the billboards would go away all over.