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| Virginia Facts |
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On March 9, 1862 at Hampton Roads, Virginia, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) met in one of the most famous naval engagements in US history. Their battle was the first of its kind between metal armored vessels. |
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The state motto of Virginia is "Sic Semper Tyrannis". (Thus always to tyrants) |
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Eight major Civil War battles were fought within the city of Richmond, VA and in the surrounding countryside. |
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