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Following the Declaration of Independence and the establishment of the Commonwealth of Virginia, this mace continued to be used by the House of Delegates as a symbol of government authority. In 1792, after consideration of the inconsistency of using a royal symbol in a republican assembly, the House passed bills to dispose of the old mace and ...
This is a list of symbols of the United States Commonwealth of Virginia. Most of the items in the list are officially recognized symbols created by an act of the Virginia General Assembly and signed into law by the governor. The state nickname, The Old Dominion, is the oldest symbol. However, it is the only symbol that is not official.
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On July 1, 1776, a committee of four was appointed to make a proper seal for the Commonwealth of Virginia. The four men were Richard Henry Lee, George Mason, George Wythe, and Robert Carter Nicholas Sr. Four days later the committee's report for a design of the seal was read, and Mason presented it to the Virginia government. It was voted on ...
The Juneteenth flag consists of four major symbols: a star, its burst, an arc, and its colors. According to Haith, the symbolism of the large white star in the center of the flag is twofold.
The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin . The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson , and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785 .
The book, “Symbol of Progress,” was made from a collection of old photos, newspaper clippings and prose. The Draper family founded Hopedale in 1842.
Award winning Progress-Index reporters Bill Atkinson and Kristi Higgins, joined by News Leader reporter Lyra Bordelon, editor Jeff Schwaner and P-I reporter Allie Pitchon at the Virginia Press ...