The Commonwealth of Virginia is an American state on the Atlantic Coast of the Southern United States. The state was named Virginia after Queen Elizabeth I of England, who was known as the 'Virgin Queen' because she never married. The state is also known as the "Old Dominion" and sometimes "Mother of Presidents", because it is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents. The state is geographically shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Chesapeake Bay. The capital of the commonwealth is Richmond, Virginia Beach is the most populous city, and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision. The roots of modern Virginia trace back to the founding of the Virginia Colony in 1607 by the Virginia Company of London as the first permanent New World English colony. Slavery played signi... (from wikipedia)

 

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25 Largest Cities in the State of Virginia

Virginia Beach Richmond Alexandria Chesapeake Norfolk Arlington Newport News Woodbridge Roanoke

Henrico Fredericksburg Fairfax Hampton Manassas Falls Church Charlottesville Springfield Portsmouth

Herndon Midlothian Lynchburg Suffolk Williamsburg Ashburn Sterling

Counties in the State of Virginia

Accomack Albemarle Alexandria City Alleghany Amelia Amherst Appomattox Arlington Augusta Bath Bedford Bland Botetourt Bristol Brunswick Buchanan Buckingham Buena Vista City Campbell Caroline Carroll Charles City Charlotte Charlottesville City Chesapeake City Chesterfield Clarke Colonial Heights City Covington City Craig Culpeper Cumberland Danville City Dickenson Dinwiddie Essex Fairfax Fairfax City Falls Church City Fauquier Floyd Fluvanna Franklin Franklin City

Frederick Fredericksburg City Galax City Giles Gloucester Goochland Grayson Greene Greensville Halifax Hampton City Hanover Harrisonburg City Henrico Henry Highland Hopewell City Isle Of Wight James City King And Queen King George King William Lancaster Lee Lexington City Loudoun Louisa Lunenburg Lynchburg City Madison Manassas City Manassas Park City Martinsville City Mathews Mecklenburg Middlesex Montgomery Nelson New Kent Newport News City Norfolk City Northampton Northumberland Norton City

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