Virginia
state of the United States of America
English: Virginia is a state of the United States. Note that West Virginia refers to the state of West Virginia not to the western part of Virginia.
Español: Virginia es un estado de Estados Unidos. Nota que West Virginia (Virginia del Oeste) es un estado distinto y no la parte oeste de Virginia.
Italiano: La Virginia è uno stato federato degli Stati Uniti d'America. N.B: il West Virginia (Virginia occidentale) è uno stato federato distinto e non la parte occidentale della Virginia.
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Flag
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Physical Geography
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Chesapeake Bay Landsat photo
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Shenandoah Valley
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Blue Ridge Mountains in Shenandoah National Park
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Luray Caverns in the Shenandoah Valley
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The Natural Bridge
Cities
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Richmond, capital of Virginia
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Virginia Beach
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Roanoke
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Arlington County
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King Street, Alexandria
Landmarks
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Statue of John Smith at Historic Jamestowne
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The reconstructed Capitol at Williamsburg
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Virginia Capitol Building in Richmond
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Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson
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Yorktown Victory Monument, Yorktown
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Fort Monroe in Hampton
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Chancellorsville Battlefield
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George Washington Masonic National Memorial
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Mill Mountain Star in Roanoke
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Shipbuilding yard in Newport News
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The Pentagon in Arlington, overlooking washington, D.C.
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National cemetery in Arlington / US-Nationalfriedhof in Arlington
History
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1630 version of the 1608 John Smith Map
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The Burning of Jamestown, by Howard Pyle (1907), depicting the burning of Jamestown during Bacon's Rebellion, 1677
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Battle of Virginia Capes
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Surrender of Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown
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George Washington as Farmer at Mount Vernon
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Ruins of Richmond following the American Civil War
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YB-17 crew at Langley during WWII (1942)
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Little Joe rocket on Wallops Island, part of Project Mercury