My State Virginia

Alex3B

2009

• My name is Alex and my state is Virginia and I hope you like my presentation.

State Facts

• My states nickname is the Old Dominion.

• My states motto is Sic Semper Tyrannis.

More state facts

• Year became a state June 25 1788.• Size in square miles 39,594 miles.• Capital city Richmond.• Current population 7,769,089.• Governor Timothy M. Kaine.• My state abbreviation is VA.

State food

• Virginia ham• Peanut brittle

birds

• My state bird is a cardinal

• It is red.

http://www.50states.com/virginia.htm

Flags

• This is my state flag as you can see it is very weird.

http://www.50states.com/virginia.htm

flower

• This is my state flower it is an American dogwood blossom

http://www.50states.com/flower/virginia.htm

My border states

• North Carolina• Maryland• Kentucky• West Virginia• Tennessee

Tourism

• Virginia beach• Robert E Lee’s house• George Washington’s house

Early settlers

• The British• The French• The Native American

sports

• I have a basketball team and a baseball team my baseball team is in the minor leagues. The Richmond Braves are a baseball farm team for the Atlanta Braves.

Fun facts

• Virginia has the nickname mother of presidents because eight of the U.S. presidents where born in Virginia

• 1.George Washington• 2.Thomas Jefferson• 3. James Madison• 4.James Monroe• 5. Woodrow Wilson• 6.Zachary Taylor • 7.John Taylor • 8.William Henry Harrison

The water

• The rivers• James river• Potomic river• Rappahannok river • The Atlantic ocean

My economy• Natural resources• Coal ,crushed stone and natural gas

• Manufacturing• Tobacco products, Chemicals,

transportation equitment, eletronic products and food products.

More economy

• Tourism• Tomb of the unknowns and George

Washingtons house

• Agriculture • Broilers, beef cattle, corn, milk,

soybeans and tobacco.

A super fun fact

• Did you know that Virginia has the worlds biggest office building!

• Did you know I have a state dog called an american foxhound?

State animals

• My state bat is a big eared bat.• My state insect is a tiger swallowtail

butterfly.• My state fish is a brook trout.

About the author

• My name is Alex and Mrs. Bender helped me learn about Virginia.

• I ROCK!