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| In Arlington National Cemetery in 2010, in the distance is the mast of the Battleship USS Maine. The sinking of the Maine while in Havana, Cuba February 15, 1898 resulted in the US declaring war on Spain. |
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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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