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Location: Eastern United States on the Atlantic coast, bordered in 2000 by Maryland, District of Columbia, West Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
Capital City: Richmond
History:
The area that became the state of Virginia was the site of the Tutelo, Conoy, and Powhatan Confederation tribes. Named for Elizabeth I, Virginia was the first of the thirteen colonies to be settled by the British with the establishment of Jamestown in 1607. Tobacco was developed for trade soon afterwards. The Powhatan Confederation fought with the British settlers in the Powhatan Wars of the 17th century and Africans were brought to the colony starting in 1619. French Huguenots also colonized the area. Virginia declared statehood in 1776. During the Civil War, Virginia seceded from the Union, with Richmond becoming the capital of the Confederate states. The far western part of the state remained loyal to the Union, and was admitted to statehood as West Virginia in 1863. Up until WWII, Virginia remained a mostly agricultural state and a major producer of tobacco. The state became a site for military training with the establishment of the naval base at Norfolk, the Air Force base in Hampton Roads area, and the Marine base at Quantico. (en-US)
Fonte
Cohen, Saul B., ed. The Columbia Gazetteer of the World. New York: Columbia University Press, 1998. pp. 3370-3372