MOVING TO VIRGINIA , COMMUNITY INFORMATION & RESOURCES FOR HOMEBUYERS

If you are thinking about moving to or finding employment in Virginia, relocating to another part of the state or if you are sending one of your children to the University of Va., you will find this list to be an excellent resource for your endeavor. Morgan Quitno Press ranked the state seventh nationally for quality of life in part do the diversity in landscape, attractions and cities that comprise the Commonwealth.

The Virginia real estate landscape consists of lakes, rivers, beaches and beautiful mountains and there are numerous recreation adventures among our 26 national and 44 state parks. Visitors spend billions of dollars each year enjoying the state's natural, historic and cultural amenities, giving those moving or relocating to Virginia the added advantage of living in the middle of so much splendor and outdoor opportunity.

mong the statewide attractions there exists an abundance of history and novelty, for example, peer into the past pioneers of Jamestown, as well as the Battlefield Monument at Yorktown, the home of Thomas Jefferson at Monticello overlooking Charlottesville and Albemarle County, the unique colonial lifestyle in Williamsburg, the D-Day Memorial and various Civil War battlefield sites and even reenactments.

Additionally, there are over 190 golf courses dispersed throughout the state to attract the sportsman, not to mention various mountain bike, hiking and horse back riding trails, amusement parks, canoeing, kayaking and river rafting drops.

What about the arts, entertainment, music and theatre? Not to worry, because as an example, the Virginia sports a wide range of cultural activities with institutions like the Chrysler Museum, the Virginia Opera, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, and the Barter Theatre leading the way.

Taking a more in-depth look at Virginia's history, onlookers will find a varied and unique past that has greatly contributed to the formation of the country's values that exist today. Eight United States Presidents were born in Va., more than in any other: William Henry Harrison, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, George Washington, and Woodrow Wilson.

Who was John Tyler, anyway? If you must know, he was the tenth Vice-President and the tenth President - assuming office after the death of his successor, Harrison, and becoming the first VP to ascend tot the White House following the passing of a sitting President. Unique to his tenure, his daughter served as the First Lady for two years between the time of his first wife's death and his re-marriage. Interestingly enough, Tyler was actually outcast by his own party, the Whig party, shortly after he took office leading the way to the section politics that largely exists down to this day.

Through its various political characters, Virginia has played a integral role in the development of a nation. The Old Dominion is one of four Commonwealth's in the entire country, along with Kentucky, Massachusetts, and Pennsylvania, which is a jurisdiction legally founded by consent of the people for everyone's common good.

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