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The state motto of Virginia is "Sic Semper Tyrannis". (Thus always to tyrants) |
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Bristol is legally two cities but they share the same main street. One in Virginia and one in Tennessee each with its own government and city services. |
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On March 9, 1862 at Hampton Roads, Virginia, the USS Monitor and the CSS Virginia (formerly the USS Merrimac) met in one of the most famous naval engagements in US history. Their battle was the first of its kind between metal armored vessels. |
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