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"That part of America, now called Virginia"

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"THAT PART OF AMERICA, NOW CALLED VIRGINIA" In 1590, John White's Americæ pars, nunc Virginia dicta was published. It is...
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A House Built of Virginia Stone

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Photograph of the Government Island Quarry
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A Landscape Saved: The Garden Club of Virginia at 100

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A photograph of Juanita Patterson
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Audubon's Viviparous Quadrapeds

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Following the success of his Birds of America, John James Audubon began to gather material for an equally ambitious...
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Mark Catesby

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The first accounts of the strange flora and fauna of the New World created a great demand among European scientists for...
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Murals Inspired by the Story of Virginia

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Ed Trask paints a mural of flowers
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Oysters in Virginia

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Learn about the history of oyster in Virginia's food culture, tourism, and economy.
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The History of Virginia's Natural Bridge: "So Beautiful an Arch"

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Hand-colored Lithograph of Natural Bridge
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The Regions of Virginia

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The geography of Virginia has shaped both the history and economy of the state. It brought settlers and wars to the...
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Virginia Landscapes: Sublime & Picturesque

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A painting titled "Near Harpers Ferry" by Andrew Melrose
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Why is there a West Virginia?

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A drawing of Confederates gathering in the Shenandoah Valley.
Secession from Virginia was the hope of some western Virginians as early as 1829. Many western Virginians felt...