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Virginia ( i / v ər ˈ dʒ ɪ n j ə / vər- JIN -yə , UK / v ər ˈ dʒ ɪ n i ə / vər- JIN -ee-ə ), officially the Commonwealth of Virginia , is a state located in the South Atlantic region of the United States . Virginia is nicknamed the "Old Dominion" due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and "Mother of Presidents" because eight U.S. presidents were born there, more than any other state. The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ri
The area's history begins with several indigenous groups , including the Powhatan . In 1607 the London Company established the Colony of Virginia as the first permanent New World English colony. Slave labor and the land acquired from displaced Native American tribes each played a significant role in the colony's early politics and plantation economy. Virginia was one of the 13 Colonies in the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy in the American Civil War , during which Richmond was made the Confed