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'''Virginia''' is a state of the eastern United States on Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1788]]. Early colonizing attempts (1584-1587) by Sir Walter Raleigh failed, but in 1607 colonists dispatched by the London Company established the first permanent settlement at Jamestown (May 13). Virginia was a prime force in the move for independence and was the site of Lord Cornwallis's surrender in 1781. Virginia seceded in April 1861 and was the scene of many major battles during the Civil War, including the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Richmond is the capital and Virginia Beach the largest city. Population: [[Population:=7,560,000]].
[[Category:Society/Ethnicity/The_Americas]]'''Virginia''' is a state of the eastern [[Nation Located In::Directory:United States of America|United States]] on Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. It was admitted as one of the original Thirteen Colonies in [[Year Admitted:=1788]]. Early colonizing attempts (1584-1587) by Sir Walter Raleigh failed, but in 1607 colonists dispatched by the London Company established the first permanent settlement at Jamestown (May 13). Virginia was a prime force in the move for independence and was the site of Lord Cornwallis's surrender in 1781. Virginia seceded in April 1861 and was the scene of many major battles during the Civil War, including the final campaigns that led to the surrender of Gen. Robert E. Lee. Richmond is the capital and Virginia Beach the largest city. Population: [[Population:=7,560,000]].
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* Six Presidents' wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, Ellen Arthur, Edith Wilson.
* Six Presidents' wives were born in Virginia: Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson, Rachel Jackson, Letitia Tyler, Ellen Arthur, Edith Wilson.
* Seven Presidents are buried in Virginia: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Taft and Kennedy.
* Seven Presidents are buried in Virginia: Washington, Jefferson, Madison, Monroe, Tyler, Taft and [[Directory:John F. Kennedy|Kennedy]].
* The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.
* The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.