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'''Virginia''' was one of the first [[colony|colonies]] in [[North America]] in the 1600s and became a state of the [[United States of America]] in 1788. ==Mother of Presidents==Virginia is often called the ''Mother of Presidents'' or ''Birthplace of Presidents'' because eight U.S. Presidents have been born in Virgina. Four of the first five presidents, [[George Washington]] (1st), [[Thomas Jefferson (3rd)]], [[James Madison (4th)]], and [[James Monroe (5th)]], were Virginians. The remaining Presidents from Virginia are [[William Henry Harrison (9th)]], [[John Tyler(10th)]], [[Zachary Taylor (12th)]], and [[Woodrow Wilson (28th) were also US Presidents from Virginia]]. Many of their Virginia homes such as [[Monticello]] and [[Mount_Vernon| Mount Vernon]] are popular tourist destinations.<ref>http://www.virginia.org/site/features.asp?featureID=94</ref>
==History==