2. VIRGINIA By: Catie

3. VIRGINIA RULES!!!! HISTORY FAMOUS PEOPLE SOURCES STATE FLAG SYMBOLS WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO GO TO VIRGINIA This will appear on every slid. Click on it to return to the menu MENU!!!!!! Map

4. HISTORY On June 25 th, 1788 Virginia was claimed as the 10 th state. The capitol of Virginia was Richmond. Its nickname was Old Dominion. Virginia was also the first colony in America. In 1865 the Civil War began. Virginia was part of it. When the civil war was over Richmond was in ruins. You can thank Thomas Jefferson for having tomatoes in your salad. Before he bit into one many people believed that they were poisonous. Virginia’s Blue Ridge Mountains got their name because the trees were blue from a distance. More U.S presidents were born in Virginia. Thomas Jefferson

5. FAMOUS PEOPLE George Washington grew up in Virginia. He was the first president. Mark R. Warner he is today's governor in Virginia. Zachary Taylor grew up in Virginia and was the 12 th president.

6. FAMOUS PEOPLE Thomas Jefferson, was born and raised in Virginia. He went to the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg. James Monroe was born in Virginia and grew up to be the 5 th president. James Madison was born in Virginia and grew up to be the 5 th president.

7. FAMOUS PEOPLE John Taylor was born in Virginia and was the 10 th president of the U.S. William Harrison grew up in Virginia and was the 9 th president. Woodrow Willison grew up in Virginia and was the

8. Moses Malone was a NBA champion that grew up in Virginia. He made NBA history for the best jumping. Moses Malone played for the SIXERS and led them into the championships six times.

9. The American Big Eared bat is the Virginia state bat. The Tiger Swallow Tale is the Virginia state insect. The Brook trout is the Virginia state fish. The state drink is milk. The state dog is the American fox hound The cardinal is the state bird. The state flower is the flower of the state tree the dog wood. The square dance is the state dance. The state fossil looks like a shell.

10. This is the state flag.

11. Click on Virginia to see cities and the capitol. VIRGINIA

12. CITIES AND TOWNS

13. These are all the license plates Virginia has had over the years.

14. This is the senate state seal. This is the front of the state seal.

15. SOURCES Blashfeild, Jean. F “Virginia” America the Beautiful Children's press: New York, 1999. “Virginia” 50 states.com c 2004. http://www. 50states.com Online Available 12/14/05 “Virginia” Google c 2004. http://www.Google.com/ Available Online. 12/14/05http://www.Google.com/ “Virginia” America the Beautiful. C 2005. http:// O-go Grolier. COM. Opac.eboes. Org.gol. Available Online. 12/14/05

18. THE LURAY CAVERNS!!! A GREAT PLACE TO GO! IT’S REALLY COOL! Click on the bat for more info.

19. LURAY CAVERNS ! The Luray Caverns are the largest caverns in the eastern United states. The caverns are on Skyline Drive in Virginia.

22. VIRGINIA THE END! !