Publisher's Synopsis
VIRGINIA. State nickname: Old Dominion. Mother of Presidents and the Mother of Statesmen. Motto: Thus Always to Tyrants, Virginia Is For Lovers. State song: Our Great Virginia. The official name of Virginia is the Commonwealth of Virginia . VA became a state in 1788. Its capital is Richmond and its largest city is Virginia Beach. VA is bordered by West Virginia, Maryland, the District of Columbia the Chesapeake Bay, the Atlantic Ocean, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia. Virginia is the state where eight United States presidents were born: George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Henry Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor and Woodrow Wilson. This book measures 6x9 inches (15.24 cm x 22.86 cm). Paperback matte cover. 100 pages of white lined journal paper. Click on Author, AMERICA THE BEAUTIFUL PRESS, to view all 50 of The United States of America, and buy books for family & friends!