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Virginia’s population in 1790 was 747,610. Today, it stands at 7,078,515.

first appeared: 8/4/2002

Hawksbill Mountain, the tallest in Shenandoah National Park at 4,050 feet, got its name from its shape—of a hawk’s head and bill.

first appeared: 7/28/2002

Formed in 1842, Carroll County was named for Charles Carroll, reputedly the only Roman Catholic signer of the Declaration of Independence.

first appeared: 7/21/2002

Campbell County was named for Gen. William Campbell, the Revolutionary War hero famous for defeating British Loyalists at the 1780 Battle of King’s Mountain in the Carolinas.

first appeared: 7/14/2002

Delmarva Peninsula is named for the three states that form it: Delaware, Maryland, and Virginia.

first appeared: 7/7/2002

In 1895, famed illustrator Charles Gibson wed Virginian Irene Langhorne, after whom he modeled his “Gibson Girl” drawing. The Gibson Girl, an icon of popular culture, became a symbol of the ideal woman of the early 1900s.

first appeared: 6/30/2002

Troutdale (pop. 1,230) took its name from the excellent trout fishing available in local creeks.

first appeared: 6/23/2002

Calfpasture, Cowpasture, and Bullpasture rivers in western Virginia all got their names from their popularity with bovines.

first appeared: 6/16/2002

Established in 1634, Isle of Wight County was named for the Isle of Wight on the coast of southern England, but it was first known as Warrosquyoake after a tribe in the Powhatan Confederacy.

first appeared: 6/9/2002

Fluvanna County was established in 1777 and named in honor of England’s Queen Anne. Fluvanna means “Annie’s River.”

first appeared: 6/2/2002

Northampton County was one of eight original shires, or counties, established by Great Britain in 1634. First called Accomack, it was re-named in 1643. In 1661, the county was divided, with the southern half retaining the name, Northampton, while the northern half became Accomack.

first appeared: 5/26/2002

Brunswick County, formed in 1720, was named for the territory of Brunswick-Lineburg, one of the German possessions of King George I.

first appeared: 5/19/2002

Amherst County, created in 1761, was named for Jeffrey Amherst, commander in chief of the British forces engaged in the American phase of the French and Indian War.

first appeared: 5/12/2002

Grayson County was formed in 1792 and named for William Grayson, one of Virginia’s first U.S. senators.

first appeared: 5/5/2002

At nearly 1,000 square miles, Pittsylvania County is Virginia’s largest in area.

first appeared: 4/28/2002

The 1791 stone courthouse in Woodstock (pop. 3,952) is considered the oldest one still in use west of the Blue Ridge Mountains.

first appeared: 4/21/2002

The first successful commercial tobacco crop in Virginia was cultivated in 1612 by Englishman John Rolfe, who later married Indian princess Pocahontas.

first appeared: 4/14/2002

Old Cape Henry Lighthouse was the first lighthouse built by the federal government. It was completed in 1792.

first appeared: 4/7/2002

In 1619, the Virginia House of Burgesses became the first democratically elected legislative body to meet in the New World.

first appeared: 3/31/2002

The seafaring fishing town of Wachapreague (pop. 236) on the state’s Eastern Shore claims the title of Flounder Capital of the World.

first appeared: 3/24/2002

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