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Commonwealth of Virginia - http://www.virginia.gov/

The Commonwealth of Virginia's capital city is Richmond. Learn about the Virginia government agencies and services. Browse the Virginia tourism and travel information; read about living, learning, and working in the Old Dominion State. - [Read more]

Virginia State Maps - http://www.virginia-map.org/

Learn about the geography, history, and attractions of the Commonwealth of Virginia. View the detailed highway maps, relief maps, and topographic maps of Virginia. - [Read more]

This is the Virginia state category. Virginia's capital city is Richmond, and its postal abbreviation is VA. Virginia entered the Union as the 10th state, on June 26, 1788. It is the 37th largest state, with an area of 42,326 square miles. Virginia is located in eastern United States, on the Atlantic coast. The state's coastal plain is low-lying, while in the west, the Piedmont Plateau rises to the Blue Ridge Mountains, and there are extensive forests. The first permanent British settlement in North America was established at Jamestown, in 1607. Virginia developed an aristocratic plantation society based on vast tobacco holdings. Virginia's leaders, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, were in the forefront of the American Revolution. During the Civil War, Richmond acted as the Confederate capital, and Virginia became the primary battleground of the war. In 1870, Virginia rejoined to the Union.

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