12 Facts About Montpelier Vermont

The natural site of Montpelier Vermont made it a favorite residence for the natives who first inhabited the land.

Montpelier Vermont was selected because of its central location and accessibility, and because local residents provided land and money.

Montpelier Vermont particularly thanked Vermont veterans of the Civil War for their performance at the Battle of Cedar Creek.

City of Montpelier Vermont grew slowly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries during the period of intensive out-migration from the state to new lands in the West, or to industrial centers elsewhere in New England.

Montpelier Vermont was already established as a government, market, service and industrial center in the region.

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Montpelier Vermont has been subject to periodic flooding in the flat city center, with two major floods occurring in 1927 and in 1992.

Since the city's establishment as capital in 1805, the primary business in Montpelier Vermont has been government, and by the mid-19th century government and life and fire insurance.

Montpelier Vermont is the only state capital in the United States of America that does not have a McDonald's.

Montpelier Vermont History Museum, operated in The Pavilion by the Montpelier Vermont Historical Society, is an attraction.

Barre Montpelier Vermont Times Argus is a daily newspaper that serves Montpelier Vermont and Washington County.

ORCA Media is a non-profit community media center that serves Montpelier Vermont and surrounding communities, including Randolph and Waterbury.

Montpelier Vermont's downtown is relatively compact and pedestrian-friendly, with sidewalks and crosswalks throughout the downtown area.