Virginia: The Gateway To The South....

INTRODUCTION:


My Virginia. The Oldest state in Dixie. The true Gateway to the South. Virginia is situated at the very Southern tip of the Mid-Atlantic region. However, it is culturally, historically, econonmically, and temperately, a Southern state. Perhaps the most coveted of all Southern states. The Deep South envies Virginia. Our fine old families, and genteel way of living, that many try to emulate. Yet it also welcomes Virginia to her bosom as well. Virginia is the mother of presidents. Home to Patsy Cline, Robert E. Lee, JEB Stuart, The Carter Family, and many more. Virginia, (Not Tennessee), is also the birthplace of Country Music. Virginia to me is graceful, endearing, and full of wonder. On the 8th day God created Virginia- and He discovered Paradise!

I am proud to be a Virginian. I realize so much that the state I call home, is a state of flux. Virginia is changing. And not necessarily for the good. Northern Virginia- an area once full of Southern charm, now belongs to Washington, DC. And as people keep moving in and demanding land, the history of it all, is in jeapordy.
Richmond a truly Southern city to the 10th degree, is now becoming "Southern-Lite", as more and more, it has become a hub for those who encroach from further North. Still , Virginia was and always will be the South, to me, and more importantly, it is Virginia.

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  1. Virginia the finest place on earth to live,
    I am an 11th generation Virginian.
    Its a beautiful land, I see why our Confederate ancestors fought so hard to try to save it.
    But sometimes the good guy loses.

    Dave Tatum

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  2. Yes, sadly the good guys do loose from time to time. The LORD knows who is righteous and who is not! There is no tricking Our Father!

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    1. Oh yes Fredericksburg is being destroyed by these DC ppl. Dale city also. Ruined.

      Thank goodness for areas like Roanoke, and Lynchburg. The Southern parts of the state. Front Royal is changing too :(.

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