Virginia Landmarks Map
A free printable illustrated map of Virginia for kids. It shows 8 landmarks and natural places and 4 industries where they really are, along with the state symbols, 6 cities and a box of key facts. It comes in color and in ink-saving black and white, sized for US Letter paper.
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Color or black and white.
Both are free, sized for US Letter paper, and come as a PDF to print or a PNG image for slides.
Color
The full-color map, for a wall display or a color printer.
Black and white
The same map with no color or shading. Prints cleanly on a classroom printer and saves ink.
What is on the Virginia map
Every picture sits at its real location in Virginia, with a one-line fact beside it. Richmond, the capital, is marked with a star.
Landmarks and natural places
- Chesapeake Bay: It is the nation’s largest estuary.
- Great Dismal Swamp: This historic wetland covers 112,000 acres.
- Mount Rogers: At 5,729 feet, it is Virginia’s highest peak.
- Luray Caverns: These underground caves feature stone columns.
- Jamestown: America’s first lasting English town, 1607.
- Mount Vernon: This was the home of leader George Washington.
- Monticello: Thomas Jefferson designed this historic home.
- Cumberland Gap: Pioneers used this pass to travel out west.
What Virginia makes and grows
- Coal Mining: Coal is mined deep beneath the mountains here.
- Peanut Farming: These peanuts are famous for their large size.
- Apple Orchards: Local orchards grow millions of sweet apples.
- Poultry Farming: This region is a top producer of turkeys.
State symbols
- Northern Cardinal: This bright red bird has a black face mask.
- American Dogwood: Its white blossoms bloom in early spring.
- American Foxhound: George Washington helped breed this hound.
- Tiger Swallowtail: This yellow and black butterfly loves nectar.
Virginia key facts
From the box on the map
- Nickname
- The Old Dominion
- Capital
- Richmond
- Largest city
- Virginia Beach
- Became a state
- June 25, 1788 (10th)
- State bird
- Northern Cardinal
- State flower
- American Dogwood
- State tree
- American Dogwood
- Motto
- Thus always to tyrants
Cities shown
- Richmond (capital)
- Virginia Beach
- Alexandria
- Roanoke
- Charlottesville
- Bristol
The outline, rivers and cities are drawn from map data. Pictures of crops and industries are placed in a part of the state where each is typical.