Virginia

Entered State Hood

June 25, 1788

Capital

Richmond

Famous People

Woodrow Wilson U.S. president, Staunton
Tom Wolfe journalist, Richmond

President

George Washington, 1789-1797 {1st}
Thomas Jefferson, 1801-1809 {3rd}
James Madison, 1809-1817 {4th}
James Monroe, 1817-1825 {5th}
Willian Henry Harrison, 1841 {9th}
John Tyler, 1841-1845 {10th}
Zachary Taylor, 1849-1850 {12th}
Woodrow Wilson, 1913-1921 {28th}

State Bird

Cardinal

State Tree

Flowering Dogwood

State Flower

Dogwood

State Nickname

Old Dominion State

State Motto

Thus always to tyrants

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