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| In Arlington National Cemetery in 2005 at the Tomb of the Unknowns. The remains of unidentified US soldiers from World War I, World War II, and the Korean War are laid to rest here. |
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Website : www.virginia.gov |
Capital
: Richmond |
Highest
point : Mount
Rogers, 5,729 feet |
Area : 42,769 square miles,
35th largest state. |
Population : 7,078,515
(2000 Census) |
Motto
: Sic
semper tyannis (Thus always to tyrants)
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Admitted to
Union : June
25, 1788 |
State
Song : "Carry Me Back to Old Virginia" |
State Bird : Cardinal
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State Flower : Flowering Dogwood
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State Tree : Flowering Dogwood
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