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Entered Union: June 25, 1788 (10th State)
Present constitution adopted: 1970
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State abbreviation/Postal code: Va. / VA
Nicknames: The Old Dominion; Mother of…
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(Encyclopedia) Stevens, Thaddeus, 1792–1868, U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania (1849–53, 1859–68), b. Danville, Vt. He taught in an academy at York, Pa., studied law, and was admitted to the bar…
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