Vermont

The Green Mountain State
location map (Vermont)
Adapted from Wikipedia Commons

American Sign Language
The names of all fifty states can be indicated by simply signing the two letters that make up their postal code, like this.Postal Code: VT
Origin of Name: French explorer Champlain named mountains he saw from a distance verd monts, or “green mountains.” The two French words were combined to form Vermont. (However leaving out the “d” makes the literal translation “worm mountains”!)
Adjectives: Vermont
Residents Called: Vermonters
Nicknames: Green Mountain State



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