Virginia

We Know You’re Not From Virginia If You Mispronounce These 12 Names

Virginia is for lovers—and also for folks who know how to pronounce its town names without sounding like they just got lost on the Blue Ridge...

This Virginia island speaks the closest thing to Shakespeare’s English still heard today

How a denied vacation forced Virginia to create its first black-only state park in 1950

12 Phrases You’ll Only Understand If You Live in Virginia

Virginia is where the Civil War never really ended (at least in roadside reenactments), the weather has commitment issues, and the barbecue line is drawn somewhere...

The Confederate General Who Won His Greatest Victory Then Got Shot by His Own Men

P.O. Box 1142 — The Secret Nazi Interrogation Camp Hidden in Virginia

This single B-29 bomber ended World War II in 43 seconds over Hiroshima

The Lost Powhatan Capital Where Pocahontas Allegedly Saved John Smith in 1607

The Virginia Plantation Built on Pocahontas’s Wedding Dowry in the 1600s

11 Things People from Virginia Will Argue About Forever

Virginia is for lovers… and also for long, drawn-out arguments about barbecue, traffic, and whether you’re in “real Virginia” or “that other part.” From the Blue...

America’s Most Overlooked Veterans Finally Got Recognition at This Arlington Memorial