Virginia
On June 25, 1788, Virginia joined the Union as the 10th state. Virginia is the 12th most populated state in the country, with 8,001,024 residents, making it a great haven for locating a Personal Injury Lawyer. Virginia’s capital city is Richmond, while the largest city is Virginia Beach. Virginia is home to several of the largest ports in the United States, including Hampton Roads and the Port of Richmond. Virginia is nicknamed Old Dominion, as well as Mother of Presidents since it was the birthplace of eight presidents. Virginia has over 4,000 caves and ten of the caves are open to the public for tourism purposes. The state bird is the Cardinal and the state dog is the American Fox Hound. Virginia’s state flower and tree are both the American Dogwood.