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| Virginia Facts |
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Richmond, Virginia was also the capital of the Confederate States during the Civil War. |
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The American Revolution ended with the surrender of Cornwallis in Yorktown, Virginia. |
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Jamestown,Virgina is the first of the original 13 Colonies. Jamestown was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted |
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