U.S. States that were Republics first
Posted in Uh, Not Exactly on Apr 16th, 2007
A recurring bit of Texas mythology and misinformation is that Texas is the only state that was a Republic before it joined the Union. This simply is not true.
The Republic of Vermont existed for fourteen years, from January 15, 1777 to March 4, 1791. Vermont was the first state to enter the Union that had [...]
