VIRGINIA STATE FACTS
| Date Admitted: | 1788 |
| State Capital: | Richmond |
| Admission to U.S.: | Tenth State |
| Flag Adopted: | 1861 |
| State Motto: | "Thus Ever to Tyrants" |
| Nickname: | Old Dominion State |
| State Song: | "Carry me Back To Ole Virginny" |
| State Flower: | Blossom of Flowering Dogwood |
| State Tree: | Dogwood |
| State Bird: | Cardinal |
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