Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the American Continent. It was also the first capital of Virginia. The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia is the largest office building in the world. The first theater in America was built at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1716. Virginia was one of the two states that donated land to build Washington D.C. The other state was Maryland.
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Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I. Jamestown was the first permanent English settlement in the American Continent. It was also the first capital of Virginia. The Pentagon building in Arlington, Virginia is the largest office building in the world. The first theater in America was built at Williamsburg, Virginia in 1716. Virginia was one of the two states that donated land to build Washington D.C. The other state was Maryland.
