The
Flag of Virginia bears the Great Seal of the Commonwealth on a field of
blue. The seal depicts the goddess "Virtus." She is dressed as an
Amazon, armed with a spear and sword, and stands over a defeated despot. The
seal displays the State Motto,"Sic Semper Tyrannis," which is
Latin for, "Thus Always to Tyrants."
The Merriam-Webster online dictionary defines
a commonwealth as: a nation, state, or other political unit: as: one founded
on law and united by compact or tacit agreement of the people for the common
good. So is with the Commonwealth of Virginia. Originally settled in
1607 at Jamestowne, The territory now know as Virginia came to be the birthplace
of a nation. Just a few miles away, Williamsburg began the establishment of what
exist of our government today. Some years later, Yorktown became the turning
point in our nation, establishing it once and for all a power to be reckon with.
Virginians today still maintains to be the
pioneers of our great nation by not forgetting where it all began. Virginia is
known as the Mother of Presidents, has more military personnel than any other
state, has the largest naval base in the free world, home to several federal
government entities, recreation areas on the ocean, inland waterways, wetlands,
rivers and streams, and the mountains. Virginia holds two of natures most
wonderful treasures, the Shenandoah Valley and the Chesapeake Bay.
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| Presidents |
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George Washington |
| 3.
Thomas Jefferson |
| 4.
James Madison |
| 5.
James Monroe |
| 9.
Williams Henry Harrison |
| 10.
John Tyler |
| 12.
Zachary Taylor |
| 28.
Woodrow Wilson |
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