List of all State Flowers
Facts About Virginia
The capital city of Virginia is Richmond. Virginia attained its statehood on June 25, 1788. Virginia’s official state flag was adopted in 1861.
- Nickname of Virginia state is The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents.
- Virginia’s land area is 24231 sq.mi.
- Virginia state is located in between 37.531N, 77.474W of the U.S.
- Virginia’s bordering States are Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
- Virginia’s Major Industries are: Agriculture, Government and Manufacturing (Transportation Equipment and Textiles), Food Processing, Printing.
- Virginia apples are grown in more than 18,000 acres of land.
- Virginia is the Internet Capital of the world.
- Historical Sites in Virginia are: Mt. Vernon, home of George 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.
- Virginia’s interesting places are Shenandoah National Park; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Parks; the Skyline Drive; and the Blue Ridge National Parkway.