1. Virginia By: Kevin Maroney

2. Virginia- VA State Flower- Flowering Dogwood State Fish Brook Trout State Bird Cardinal Fancy Gap

3. Virginia is a State in the U.S. VA

4. Where is Virginia Virginia is south of New York State. I would need to travel through West Virginia then Pennsylvania.

5. Weather- Average Temperatures  Winter- 36 degrees  Spring- 66 degrees  Summer- 87 degrees  Fall- 68 degrees  In Virginia during May the average rain fall is 4.4 inches.

6. Famous People Born in Virginia  Patsy Cline –born in Winchester. A member of country music hall of fame, She died in a plane crash.  8 U.S. Presidents  George Washington (1732- 1799)  Thomas Jefferson (1743- 1826)  James Madison (1751- 1836)

7. Famous people (continue)  Thomas Woodrow Wilson (1856- 1924)  John Tyler (1790- 1862)  Zachary Taylor (1784- 1850)  James Monroe (1758- 1831)  William Henry Harrison(1773- 1841)

8. Food  Virginia is famous for salt- cured, country hams made from hogs that have been fed peanuts.  Virginia Ham with Redeye Gravy is a popular dish.

9. Have Fun in Virginia  You can visit Richmond’s International Raceway to watch a NASCAR race.  You can also visit Virginia Beach. Richmond is the largest city.  Arlington National Cemetery is the most- visited national sites.

10. Resources “Culturegrams”. 1 June 2010. http://culturegrams.com “Google Images”. 7 June 2010. http://googleimages.com.

11. Resources Blashfield, Jean F. America The Beautiful Virginia. New York: Children’s Press, 1999.