VIRGINIA was named after England's Queen ELIZABETH I, the virgin queen. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in 1607. Nicknamed : Mother of Presidents and The Old Dominion. State Song : Carry Me Back to Old Virginia. Statehood : June 25, 1788. Area : 40,815 square miles.
Sent by Micky from Arlington in Virginia, USA.
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