Virginia

**//__Virginia __//** **//__By ZW __//** //**__Information__ **//  //**Virginia has many interesting facts. Virginia's nickname is "Old Dominion" and their motto is "Thus always to Tyrants". The state applied for statehood in June 25th 1988 and was the 10th state to join the union. The state flower is the American dogwood and the state bird is the Northern** Cardinal. //

Pre Trip Planning 1.Feed all cats 2.Clean turtel tank 3.Feed turtels 4.Clean litter boxs 5.Pack stuff 6.Load all stuff into SUV 7.Shut off everything (electronics) 8.Fill SUV up with gas 9.Check to make sure we didnt forget anything 10.LEAVE!!!!

__ Historical Events __// There are many historical events that happend in Virginia. **One historical event is that Virginia was the first settlement by the British colonisation and it was called Jamestown. Another historical event is that Virginia was the capital state of the Confederacy during the American civil war. An important time period is 1649 to 1660, during this time Viginia did not have a king. Another historical event was in the spring of the year 1776 when the Virginia Convention of Delegates convened in the colonial capital of Williamsburg to decide the form of government Virginia should have and the rights its citizens should enjoy. My last important time period is 1960-1970, during this time period Virginia started to put its financial affairs in better order.**

__** Justification ** __ // //**Virginia has many amazing sights and great places to visit. One place I would visit is Virginia's Explore Park, it has 1,100 acres of historical areas that depict life in Virginia from 1,000 A.D to 1850. Another place I would visit is the Oatlands Plantation, The plantation was built in 1804 and here you can see what it is like to have a life of a nineteenth-century working plantation and an early twentieth-century English-style country house. Another great place to visit is the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Folk Art Museum, this 10,400 square foot home is one of the world's finest collections of folk alt, the exibits give you a view of American folk portraits, farm-related paintings and landscapes. A very great place to visit is the famous Jamestown, the first english settlement. Here a park ranger will take you through a walking tour of the original settlement. The last place I want to visit is the Virginia Living Museum, it offers a very unique combination of nature ranging from a zoological park all the way to a planetarium. Outside you can walk on the 3/4 mile boardwalk that crosses the lake. I want to go to this state because I have family that lives here and I like to go to the beach and the beaches are really cool, I go through Virginia every year to visit my mom who lives in South Carolina.

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**// __Itinerary__ //** 6/16/10 Today we are going to drive to the hotel for breakfest we are going to eat at home before we leave,lunch we are going to stop at a fast-food place when we are hungry,dinner we are going to eat at a restraunt. 6/17/10 Today we are going to stay at the hotel and get breakfest at the hotel and for lunch and dinner we are going to eat out. 6/18/10 Today we are going to visit the Virginia Explore Park, it has about 1,100 acres of history from 1,000 AD to 1850! 6/19/10 Today we are going to visit the first English settlement...JAMESTOWN!!!! The settlement started in 1607 is still here today and is a great places to visit, a great place full of history. 6/20/10 Today we are going to the Oatlands Plantation,buit in 1804 and still here today the plantation still works!!! We get to see what it was like in the 1800's! 6/21/10 Today is our last day to visit places and to end it we are going to visit the Virginia Living Museum, the museum is much like ours in Harrisburg,a planetarium,boardwalk,zoological park,and alot of nature. 6/22/10 Today we are going to stay at the hotel and pack all of our stuff and spend the night at the hotel. 6/23/10 Today we go home! Directions to Ashland [|Directions To Ashland]

**//__Hotel__//** Super 8 Ashland Richmond Area 806 B England Street Ashland, VA 23005 888-Travelocity $1,219.95 per night Golf Course Courtesy Breakfest Swimming Pool Pets Allowed Non Smoking Total $8,539.65

**//__Estimated Costs__//** Gas $106 Hotel $8,539 Food $3,080 Entertainment $700 Shopping $500 Air Fare $0 Car Rental $0 Miscellaneous $300 Total $13,225.65

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