Virginia

Virginia
Information
Located	United States
Capital	Richmond
Major cities	Alexandria Charlottesville Norfolk Roanoke Virginia Beach Williamsburg
Status	Active
State bird	Cardinal
State flower	Flowering dogwood
State insect	Tiger swallowtail butterfly
State tree	Flowering dogwood
State motto	Sic semper tyrannis (Down with the tyrant)
Nickname	The Old Dominion Mother of Presidents
Statehood year	June 25, 1788
Previous state in statehood	New Hampshire
Next state in statehood	New York

Virginia is the tenth state to be admitted into the United States.

Description

Capital: Richmond

Notes

• Virginia, Mississippi, and Indiana are the only states whose state tree and flower are the same.
• George Washington, the first president of the United States, was born in Virginia.
• The first English-speaking settlement in the United States was Jamestown, Virginia.

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External links

Virginia on Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia