- The Westernmost part of the Commonwealth – Ewing, Virginia – is further west than Detroit, Michigan.
2. The first Thanksgiving in the New World took place in Virginia in 1619.
3. The Pentagon has more office space than the Empire State Building.
4. There are eight different oyster regions in Virginia.
5. Virginia is the birthplace of Brunswick Stew, and Brunswick Stew Day is recognized each year on the fourth Wednesday in January.
6. The first peanuts grown in the U.S. were grown in Virginia.
7. The Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which connects Virginia Beach and Eastern Shore, is 17.6 miles long.
8. Thomas Jefferson went to the College of William and Mary and founded the University of Virginia.
9. Lee County has a shorter driving distance to five other state capitals than Richmond.
10. Virginia is the birthplace of eight U.S. presidents – George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, William Harrison, John Tyler, Zachary Taylor, and Woodrow Wilson.
