Statehood:  June 25, 1788 (10^th State)

State bird: cardinal (1950)

State tree: dogwood (1956)

State flower: American dogwood (1918)

State Dog: American foxhound (1966);

State Shell: oyster shell (1974)

State fish: Brook trout

State insect: Tiger swallowtail butterfly

State fossil: Chesapecten jeffersonius

State beverage: milk

State boat: Chesapeake Baydeadrise: a deadrise is a wooden boat that is used for fishing, crabbing, and oysterin

State dance: Square dance

State Nickname: Old Dominion

State Motto: "Sic Semper Tyrannis" (Thus Always to Tyrants)

Highest Point: The highest point in Virginia is Mount Rogers at 5,729 feet above sea level.

Lowest Point: The lowest point in Virginia is sea level where Virginia meets the Atlantic Ocean in the east.

Largest cities: Virginia Beach, 438,415; Norfolk, 231,954; Chesapeake, 218,968; Arlington, 195,965; Richmond, 193,777; Newport News, 179,899; Hampton, 145,579; Alexandria, 135,337; Portsmouth, 100,169; Roanoke, 92,631:

Famous Virginians: Richard Arlen actor, Charlottesville
Arthur Ashe tennis player, Richmond
Pearl Bailey singer, Newport News
Russell Baker columnist, Loudoun Cty
Warren Beatty actor, Richmond
George Bingham painter, Augusta Cty
Richard E. Byrd polar explorer, Winchester
Willa Cather author, Winchester
Roy Clark country music artist, Meaherrin
William Clark explorer, Caroline Cty
Henry Clay statesman, Hanover Cty
Joseph Cotten actor, Petersburg
Ella Fitzgerald jazz singer, Newport News
William H. Harrison U.S. president, Charles City County

Population (Quick Facts): 7,642,884:

 http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51000.html

Official State website:

http://www.state.va.us/cmsportal2/

State Legislature

Capital of Virginia:

http://www.ci.richmond.va.us/

Department of Public Safety:

http://www.publicsafety.virginia.gov/

United States Department of Agriculture:

http://www.vdacs.virginia.gov/

Economy:

http://stats.bls.gov/eag/eag.va.htm

Transportation:

http://www.virginiadot.org/default_noflash.asp

Natural Resources:

http://www.naturalresources.virginia.gov/

Maps for the state of Virginia:

http://www.virginia.edu/coopercenter/map.html

Virginia State Job link:

http://www.localvirginiajobs.com/links/index.cfm

Tourism and Travel:

 http://www.virginia.org/

Museums:

http://www.vamuseums.org/

State Parks:

 http://www.dcr.virginia.gov/state_parks/index.shtml

Public Library Service:

http://www.publiclibraries.com/virginia.htm

Zip Codes:

http://zipcodes.addresses.com/zip_codes_by_state/VA/A.html

State Newspapers:

http://www.usnpl.com/vanews.php