- Alternate Nicknames: Mother of Presidents
- Capital: Richmond
- Major Cities:
- Alexandria
- Arlington
- Charlottesville
- Virginia Beach
- Norfolk
- Major Geographical Features
- Atlantic Ocean
- Chesapeake Bay
- Potomac River
- James River
- Shenandoah River
- Blue Ridge Mountains
- National Parks: Shenandoah National Park
- 1607: Jamestown becomes the 1st permanent British settlement in the Americas
- 1781: Lord Cornwallis surrenders to George Washington at Yorktown, Virginia
- Ends the American Revolution
- 1788: Virginia becomes the 10th state
- 1861: Virginia becomes the 8th state to secede from the Union
- Richmond was the capital of the Confederate States of America
- 1865: Robert E. Lee surrenders to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse, Virginia
- Ends the American Civil War
- Motto: "Thus always to tyrants"
- Name Meaning: Named after Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen
- Industries
- Coal
- Tobacco
- Dairy
- Government
- Virginia borders the District of Columbia
- Both the FBI and the CIA are headquartered in Virginia
- Arlington National Cemetery is located in Virginia
- Famous People
- Louis and Clark
- Richard Byrd
- Edgar Allen Poe
- Booker T. Washington
- George Washington
- Thomas Jefferson
- James Madison
- James Monroe
- William Henry Harrison
- John Tyler
- Zachary Taylor
- Woodrow Wilson
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