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Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony. It included the original settlement of Jamestown that was founded in1607.
Odiorne Point in present day Rye was established by the British as a fishing port.
Virginia was hesitant about seceding because this would jeopardize the very prominent and respected place it, as one of the 13 original colonies, enjoyed. In addition, its strategic placement wedged it between the North and South socially, culturally and most importantly, economically.
Fort Christina.
West Virginia was once part of Virginia.West Virginia- but the ORIGINAL state of Virginia stretched to the Mississippi River. The states of Ohio, Kentucky, Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin and, even a part of Minnesota were all a part of the original Virginia territory.
Virginia was founded by the London Company in 1624 as a royal colony. It included the original settlement of Jamestown that was founded in1607.
West Virginia
John Smith --- no kidding. He had something to do with the original Virginia Colony settlement.
Virginia was the home of the very first settlement in 1607 with Jamestown and then in 1620 came the Pilgrims to Massachusetts and Plymouth colony.
The first successful American settlement was Jamestown, originated in 1607. The current site has quite a few artifacts from those early years and they've actually (in the last decade) uncovered the site of the original settlement.
Odiorne Point in present day Rye was established by the British as a fishing port.
West Virginia's original name is Augusta.
Lyman Chalkey has written: 'Chronicles of the Scotch-Irish settlement in Virginia, extracted from the original court records of Augusta County 1745-1800' -- subject(s): Scotch-Irish in Virginia, Sources, History
Virginia wanted to keep their original name.
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Virginia was hesitant about seceding because this would jeopardize the very prominent and respected place it, as one of the 13 original colonies, enjoyed. In addition, its strategic placement wedged it between the North and South socially, culturally and most importantly, economically.
The Original Settlement name for North Carolina is .........NORTH CAROLINA