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Capital:Richmond
Population: 7,078,515
Governor:
Mark R. Warner (D, to January 2006)
Entered
the Union:June 25, 1788
As the:
10th state
Motto:
Sic Semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
Nickname:
The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Flower:American
Dogwood
Bird:
Cardinal
Song:
Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
Sports
Teams: Virginia has no professional sports teams
Origin
of Name: In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England
Major
Industries: Agriculture, government and manufacturing (transportation
equipment, textiles, food processing and printing)
Historical
Sites: Mt. Vernon , home ofGeorge Washington; Monticello, home of Thomas
Jefferson; Stratford, home of Robert E. Lee, Confederate general; Arlington
House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial; Richmond, capital of both the Confederacy
and of the state today; Booker T. Washington's birthplace near Roanoke;
Colonial Williamsburg
Points
of Interest: Shenandoah National Park; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania
National Military Parks; the Skyline Drive; and the Blue Ridge National
Parkway
Bordering
States: Virginia borders Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee,
and North Carolina
Flag:
Follow these links to read articles about Virginia from Encyclopedias and Almanacs:
The
Commonwealth of Virginia's Home Page (http://www.state.va.us/)
The official home page of the commonwealth of Virginia.
Virginia
Online (http://www.virginia.com/main.asp)
Commercial site dedicated to information on Virginia;
includes links to a variety of Virginia web sites, government address,
and the area's weather and a map.
Virginia
Facts (http://www.virginia.org/site/main.asp?referrer=publications&id=6)
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