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State Bird: Cardinal

State Dog: American fox hound

State Fish: Brook Trout

State Insect: Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

State Flower: Dogwood

State Tree: Dogwood

State Fossil: Chesapecten jeffersonius

State Shell: Oyster

State Beverage: Milk

State Song: Carry Me back to Old Virginny
Written by James Bland

State Dance: Square Dance

Motto: Thus ever to tyrants

Origin of State Name: Named for the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I of England.

Nickname for State: The Old Dominion State. The name refers to the addition of Virginia's arms to the shield of King Charles II in 1633.

Nickname for residents: Virginians

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