Virginia state - colonial Williamsburg - W Duke of Gloucester St at Merchants Square - s.v. photo
1. We loved Williamsburg as a living museum - the amys are amazingly professionally to entertaine & educate tourists.
Virginia state - colonial Williamsburg - W Duke of Gloucester St at Merchants Square - s.v. photo
1. We loved Williamsburg as a living museum - the amys are amazingly professionally to entertaine & educate tourists.
Virginia - Colonial Williamsburg - Merchants Square - b.a. photo
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Virginia- Williamsburg - horse-drawn carriage - s.v. photo
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Virginia - Mounted Squad - s.y. photo
Virginia state is in the central-eastern part of the US. Neighbors: Maryland and Wahington DC (north and east), West Virginia (north and west), Atlantic Ocean (east), North Carolina (south), Tennessee (southwest), Kentucky (west).
Virginia got its name from Elizabeth I (1533-1603), the "Virgin Queen of England". (Elizabeth insisted to be called the Virgin Queen, even though she had a lot of love affairs. Presumably, someone had to devirginate her, e.g. Robert Dudley, Count of Leicester. )
Size: 110,786 km² (42,774 mi²)
Population (in 2020): 9 million - 63% White, 19% Black (African American), 8,6% Hispanic (Latino), 6,5% Asian
Capital city: Richmond
The state of Virginia is also called the "birthplace of a nation".
Eight U.S. presidents were born in Virginia: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
Virginia’s economy is firmly based on tobacco farming. The tobacco industry provides a livelihood for many locals.
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Virginia - Arlington - Veterans at the Air Force Memorial - Elter photo
Williamsburg
Jamestown
Arlington & National Cemetery
Virginia - Arlington National Cemetery - Elter photo
Virginia - Arlington Cemetery - President John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Gravesite - Elter photo
Virginia - Arlington - Iwo Jima memorial (US Marine Corps War Memorial) - The Battle of Iwo Jima (19 February – 26 March 1945) - Elter photo
Virginia - Arlington - Air Force Memorial - Elter photo
George Washington's Mount Vernon
Richmond
National Air and Space Museum
Virginia Beach
Shenandoah National Park