✔Virginia has an area of 110,785 km², making it the 35th largest American state by area.
✔Its neighboring states are Maryland and the District of Columbia to the north and east; the Atlantic Ocean to the east; North Carolina and Tennessee to the south; Kentucky to the west and West Virginia to the north and west.
✔The southern border is defined as 36° 30' north parallel, and has been the cause of territorial disputes with North Carolina throughout history.
In 1611 arrived Sir Thomas Dale (c.
1560-1619), who would initiate the founding of the Henricus Colony of Virginia and begin the removal of the Powhatan Indian tribes from the surrounding lands.
Virginia was one of the original Thirteen Colonies that gained independence from Great Britain during the Revolutionary War.
✔Virginia has an area of 110,785 km², making it the 35th largest American state by area. ✔ Its neighboring states are Maryland and the D...
