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Virginia Charms
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Virginia Charms
14k Gold and Sterling Silver Virginia State Charms. Choose from our selection of charms to remember a place where you where born, where you may live, or a place you visited or hope to visit in the future and make a memory to last a lifetime.
Virginia Facts:
Capital: Richmond
Entered the Union: June 25, 1788 (10th state)
Motto: Sic Semper tyrannis (Thus always to tyrants)
Nickname: The Old Dominion; Mother of Presidents
Flower: American Dogwood
Bird: Cardinal
Song: Carry Me Back to Old Virginia
Origin of Name: In honor of Elizabeth, Virgin Queen of England
Major Industries: Agriculture, government and manufacturing (transportation equipment, textiles, food processing and printing)
Historical Sites: Mt. Vernon , home of George Washington; Monticello, home of Thomas Jefferson; Stratford, home of Robert E. Lee, Confederate general; Arlington House, the Robert E. Lee Memorial; Richmond, capital of both the Confederacy and of the state today; Booker T. Washington's birthplace near Roanoke; Colonial Williamsburg
Points of Interest: Shenandoah National Park; Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Parks; the Skyline Drive; and the Blue Ridge National Parkway
Bordering States: Virginia borders Maryland, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, and North Carolina
