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Blue-state blue about path of USA, some Vermonters want out

For 14 years in the late 18th century Vermont was neither a British colony nor one of the original 13 states but was an independent republic. Texas gets more notice as a Lone Star State, but Vermont shares with it the distinction of having gone it alone for a while. Now some want to return Vermont to the state of an independent republic.
Read entire article at Boston Globe