Virginia
In the scenic Appalachian Mountains, bucolic Blacksburg is the setting for Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) and is a classic college town.
Home to the University of Virginia, Charlottesville is a lively city known for its academic stimulation, rich history, excellent hospitals and leafy landscape. It is a great retirement spot!
In northeastern Virginia, 60 miles south of Washington, D.C. and directly to the west of Maryland, Colonial Beach is a casual, slightly faded beach town and the last deepwater port for north-bound pleasure boats on the Potomac River.
Monroe Point: Waterfront Homes in Colonial Beach, Virginia
Monroe Point is a waterfront town home development in Colonial Beach, Virginia. The community is designed so that nearly every home has a view of pretty Monroe Bay. Building started in the late-2000s, and 80 or so homes are here so far.
Steeped in history, Gloucester, also known as Gloucester Courthouse, is situated along Mobjack Bay on the southern Virginia coast and is just 27 miles from Williamsburg via the Colonial National Historic Parkway. This pretty town dates from the 1600s and is characterized by many stately restored homes.
Steeped in history, charming Leesburg makes its home in a beautiful landscape of rolling hills, horse farms and low slung stone walls.
With its understated elegance, safe, prim neighborhoods, slight collegiate vibe and rich history, Williamsburg beckons. It is a great retirement spot!
Virginia
The Commonwealth of Virginia is on the southern Atlantic coast. Nicknames include Old Dominion and Mother of Presidents (eight American presidents were born here). The motto for the state is Sic Semper Tyrannis, meaning Thus Always to Tyrants. This motto is on both the state's seal (designed in 1776) and the state's flag (first used in the 1830s).
The Virginia Company established the Colony of Virginia and Jamestown in 1607. The state was one of the Thirteen Colonies during the American Revolution and joined the Confederacy during the Civil War. Richmond was even named the Confederate capital. Today, the Virginia General Assembly is the oldest continuous legislative body in the Western world.
Western Virginia has a distictly rural, Southern feeling while southeastern Virgina is home to military installations. Northern Virginia is where many Washington, D.C. lobbyists and government workers live.
The Blue Ridge Mountains, Chesapeake Bay, the Shenandoah Valley and miles of eastern shore beaches are Virginia highlights.
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