Vermont

Vermont is a state in the New England region of the United States, located in the northeastern part of the country. The state ranks 43rd by land area, 9,250 square miles (24,000 km2), and 45th by total area. It has a population of 621,270, making it the second least-populated state after Wyoming. The state is bordered by New Hampshire to the east across the Connecticut River, New York to the west, Massachusetts to the south, and the Canadian province of Quebec to the north. Vermont's capital is Montpelier and its largest city is Burlington. Two U.S. presidents were born in Vermont: Chester Alan Arthur in Fairfeild in 1829, and Calvin Coolidge in Plymouth in 1872. Vice President Levi Morton was born in Shoreham in 1824.

From 1777 to 1791, Vermont was an independent country known as the "Vermont Republic". Vermont became the 14th state of the United States on March 4, 1791 and was the first state to not be part of the original 13 colonies. It was also the first state to abolish slavery, although it did it while it was still an independent country.

Vermont in "Joe Steele"
Vermont voted for incumbent President Herbert Hoover in 1932 and Alf Landon in 1936. Joe Steele nonetheless won both presidential elections in a landslide. The state voted for Steele in the 1944, 1948, and 1952 "elections" as did every other state in America.

Vermont in Southern Victory
Vermont was generally untouched during Second Mexican War, despite bordering Canada. After the Great War, Vermont now bordered the U.S. puppet nation of Quebec. During the Second Great War, it was untouched again due to its small size and population, unlike nearby neighboring states Massachusetts and New York, which suffered damage from Confederate air raids and bombings.

Famous admiral George Dewey was born in the state capital of Montpelier in 1837. President-elect Calvin Coolided (who died just under a month before he could take office) was born in Plymouth, Vermont in 1872. Major Mormon leader Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont in 1801.

Politically, Vermont was a rock-ribbed Conservative Democratic state, and had been for years. For example, Thomas Dewey's maintained an early lead there in the 1944 presidential election.

Vermont in The Two Georges
See: New York

Comment
The area that comprises OTL Vermont is still part of New York in The Two Georges timeline. However, both New York and New Hampshire claimed Vermont. So it is unclear how the border dispute was settled and Turtledove does not specifically address the issue.

Prominent Vermonters
This a list of people who were born in Vermont, the more famous ones, who appear in the works of Harry Turtledove.
 * Calvin Coolidge
 * George Dewey
 * Stephen A. Douglas
 * Brigham Young