Place details
Place nameVirginia
Other namesVA
CountryUnited States
Latitude37
Longitude-80
SourceThesaurus of Geographic Names
Overview
Inhabited by Tutelo Indians, Powhatan, Conoy & others; English settled here in early 17th cen., had white & black indentured servants, later employed slaves; fought in American Revolution; joined Confederacy & was site of bloody battles in Civil War.