Virginia was given its nickname, "The Old Dominion", by King Charles II of England at the time of The Restoration, because it had remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War.
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Virginia was given its nickname, "The Old Dominion", by King Charles II of England at the time of The Restoration, because it had remained loyal to the crown during the English Civil War.
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Virginia's nickname is "The Old Dominion State"
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chales II gave it to Virginia.
Ok, so Charles the second named Virginia Old Dominion. I don't know why, but the name stuck and that is Virginia's nickname.
Virginia's nickname is "The Old Dominion State"
West Virginia is nicknamed "The Mountain State."
Because it was named from the Virginia Company in the early 1600's.
The name Virginia is often shortened to Ginny.
the old dominion
Old Dominion :)
The Mountain State.
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