The next state up will be New York! If you're from New York, please respond to this comment with any information you'd like to include about your home state!
Hey I've been watching some of your videos on US states and I thought I can give you some input on the region I'm from. I'm from Long Island, New York which has a rich aviation history In developing things like the F-14 tomcat and the LEM that landed on the moon. We are also notorious for the Montauk experiments which took place in the 1970's. Socially economically speaking most of Long Island is known for its upper middle class living but also differs politically from New York City by generally leaning right wing and voting Republican Representatives. Most people from this region commute to New York City just like people in Connecticut, as far as New York City goes it is rapidly modernizing and building new infrastructure such as Hudson yards which phase one was just completed in 2018 shows off the modern potential of NYC but unfortunately the Western part of the state which has cities such as Dunkirk and Jamestown has fallen victim to the failures of the rust belt and has very low income and the low amount of job opportunity because of it. The center of the state around the finger lakes are known for their ski resorts and colleges. Culturally speaking New York could really be divided into three distinct regions Long Island, NYC and Upstate New York. Although upstate New York and Long Island may both vote Republican long Islanders vote Republican because of economic reasons and upstaters vote Republican for cultural reasons. also New York has both Boroughs like Alaska and Counties like the rest of the country.
@Firstname Lastname although New York is a Strong Blue state it hasn't shied away from Republican representation from time to time Rudy Giuliani was the mayor of NYC from 1994 - 2001 and The former president Donald Trump was born and raised in New York. Also I would argue it's 3 regions 1. Upstate 2. NYC 3. Long Island.
As a person from Fredericksburg, born and raised. Im sooo happy you brought it up. People don’t know how much it has played a role in this countries history. The same could be say for the whole state. Without Virginia theres no United States.
I love Fredericksburg. I was born in Fairfax and grew up in Fauquier County. Fredericksburg is full of history and downtown has many cool places to visit.
I have literally lived from one end of Virginia to the other, and this was a fairly well done presentation. The only thing I would fix is that you left out Roanoke and Blacksburg/Montgomery county. Roanoke is an important city in the western part of the state, ninth largest in the state and a metro population of over 300K. It has a history closely associated with the railroads. It sits at the boundary between the piedmont and mountain regions along an ancient Native American path leading into the mountains that followed roughly the same route as I-81 today. Blacksburg/Montgomery county is just next door about 30 minutes away. Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech which has a student population of nearly 35K and is very diverse, drawing many students from around the world. The Blacksburg/Montgomery area has a population of around 100K, and together with Roanoke forms the most economically significant region in the western part of the state.
As someone living in the SWVA part of the state coming from NOVA, when you say 300K metro area, I’m like I raise you with Prince William County with just 400K people alone. Virginia really can be broken up into 3 different states.
As a Virginian, this video is perfect! I've watched videos about my state from other creators, and they have always failed to capture the essence of my home. You sir, have done a fantastic job at describing all the nuances of the state. Although I do have one tiny local qualm lol; the the city of Staunton mentioned in 20:43 is pronounced as if the the "u" is silent, pronounced like Stanton. :)
Can confirm. I grew up in Staunton, and no one in the area pronounces the "u". I've heard that when Staunton's founding documents were submitted, they misspelled the name, which is where the extra "u" came from.
I’m from just north of Staunton in Harrisonburg and my great papaw did the 20 mile one day forced march from Harrisonburg to Staunton during Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 valley campaign during the war between the states and he hated when Yankees pronounced the U in Staunton. It’s a pet peeve of mine too
Besides "Staunton," the name "Powhatan" was mispronounced. In Virginia, it's "POW-(h)a-tan." Also, while the 1619 arrival of kidnapped Africans to Virginia was a precursor to slavery in the British Empire, the institution itself did not yet exist. Those Africans were considered to be indentured servants, who would become free after working seven years. It was the later 17th Century establishment of British colonies in the Caribbean for the cultivation of sugar cane that brought about lifetime servitude. In Virginia, the cultivation of tobacco was similarly labor intensive, and around 1650, a court case ruled that a man suing to be free from his indenture was bound for life. The defendant landowner he worked for was a free Black man. Finally, Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April, 1865 made it clear that the Civil War would be ending; however, it did not do so until two months later in Texas. Slavery continued in Kentucky, Delaware, and the Indian Territory until after the ratification of the 13th Amendment in December, 1865.
Bluefield VA is also split in half. As a native Virginian, thanks for the video! @10:15, that is not Virginia. That is the New River Gorge bridge in WV.
The clip beginning at the 00:20 second mark is also not Virginia. It's Charleston, the Capital of West Virginia. If you look closely at the start of it, you can see the very muddy Elk River flowing into and mixing with the Kanawha River.
Virginia was worth the wait! I'm betting this will be the most watched of the US Explained Series! Thanks, Carter and anyone else who helped you pull this excellent piece together!
Great to see you back, excellent research as always. One thing to point out, is as more and more time goes on an argument can certainly be made that the Megalopolis extends down to Richmond. The D.C suburbs continue to spread a bit further south and the Richmond suburbs have creeped a bit further north. While there are still some rural areas in between the two, and parts of it might be less densely populated than other more traditional parts of the Megalopolis, that gap is certainly shrinking.
Yes, there are only 45 miles between Ashland (Richmond's northern most suburb) and Fredericksburg (arguably DC's southern most suburb). So the two cities will definitely overlap in the coming decades. The gap between then is shrinking very quickly.
Pronunciation issue: Chief Powhatan. The "H" in his name is silent. So it's not "Pow-Hat-An" as said in the video, but "Pow-A-Tan". I say this as a Richmonder who has lived in Powhatan County (located West of Richmond, VA).
No actually the native American pronunciation does pronounce the H in Powhatan and Powhite. It's Pow-hat-tan and Pow-height. Both with the ow like ouch. The mispronunciation has just become normalized.
As a resident of Suffolk, Virginia, my across the street neighbor's backyards border The Great Dismal Swamp. Also Suffolk is the biggest City by land mass in the whole State. Keep up the good work. You've got a new subscriber !!
Hey, I’ve been loving your videos. So incredibly detailed and interesting. Quick very minor thing. The picture you have for Fredericksburg is actually Fredericksburg, TX, a pocket of Texas known for its major German influence. I’m from Texas and know that town well and thought it looked strangely familiar. A town probably worth talking about when you do your Texas video. Anyway, keep up the great work.
Correct. The first image used for Fredericksburg is a street view of Fredericksburg, Texas. The aerial view of the city and the Rappahannock River, however, are of the Virginia city. Also, the use of the wrong photo here is more than a very minor error.
The growth of Northern VA (NoVA) since the Great Depression/ New Deal and then World War II that really kicked off the Federal Government as a juggernaut of job and population growth has been truly an unprecedented change to a state. Here are the populations of the big 4 NoVA counties in 1930 vs. 2020: 1930 2020 Arlington 27k 238k Fairfax 25k 1.15m Loudoun 20k 420k Prince William 14k 482k All of these counties were originally agricultural counties until the sprawl from DC arrived. Fairfax was at one time known as a huge dairy farming county. There are now no working farms in Arlington & Fairfax, as they are all subdivided into housing and office parks. Same with the Eastern half or Loudoun. PW still has a ways to go, but it is the 2nd biggest county in the state. Loudoun and PW will continue to boom, perhaps someday catching up with Fairfax, which is growing much more slowly, as its vacant lots are now gone while the other two have lots of room to grow. The growth there is what turned VA, which was a reliably Red state very similar to the rest of the South from the 1960s till the early 2000s, into a swing state. Fairfax alone has 1/8th of all the voters in the state. These counties (along with Alexandria) are the engine that now runs the state. The difference between these big counties and those down near Bristol on the TN line is like night & day. I am not sure there are too many other states that have such a big difference between parts of the state both economically, politically and geographically.
So true! I’m 25, I grew up for a few years in manassas. I remember Walmart and Applebees being the big new build ups in the area😂 flash forward 10-15yrs and I work around manassas now and it’s totally changed
I’m a native Virginian from the Shenandoah valley on the outskirts of the independent city of Harrisonburg which is the county seat of Rockingham county VA. and my ancestors on my father’s side have been in the old dominion since the mid 1700s when my 5x great papaw came over from Northern Ireland as an indentured servant to an English tobacco plantation owner in the tidewater. After the revolution my 5x great papaw went west across the blue ridge and settled in the valley in Rockingham county outside Harrisonburg and got his land from George Washington. Most of the land in the Valley was owned in the upper half of it by George Washington and in the lower half of it by Thomas Jefferson. The George Washington national forest is up near me straddling the state line with WV. going out towards the south branch of the Potomac river and further south near Lexington by Rockbridge County is the Natural bridge in the Thomas Jefferson national forest that also straddles the state line all the way through the panhandle to KY.
21:49 - the Linn Cove viaduct pictured is famous for the difficulty of its construction but was made that way to protect local wildlife habitat and was the last section of the Blue Ridge Parkway to be completed. However, it is in North Carolina. "In some areas known as Skyline Drive" - specifically, where it passes through Shenandoah National Park.
This is great! My mom's family is from Richmond (Migrated to DC when she was 9). My Father's dad is from Nelson County and migrated to DC when he was 2. I spent 5 years in Lynchburg for College. Although I am a Maryland boy with deep ties to DC because of my upbringing, Virginia will always have a place in my heart. Go DMV! lol
well done, particularly liked your balanced view of Virginia history. Some Virginia #1s #1 in the US in bond rating (state finance), #1 in custom vehicle license plates variety , #1 state for business (business climate as per CNBC) #1 area in the world for data centers and one of those US states that calls itself a Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Thought you had given up on this series. Glad that you're still at it. Thanks for Virginia. Looking forward very much to New York. Most people think of New York City when someone says New York. It will be nice to introduce people to the rest of the state that most people just don't know.
I grew up in Indiana, where there are cities called Richmond, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Winchester and Jeffersonville (whose downtown was designed by Thomas Jefferson). Yep, much Virginian influence in the nation.
There is so much to see and do in Virginia that is hard to see it all in one trip. I love Shenandoah National park where Skyline drive is with places to hike along the drive. It is very lovely. At the end of the drive you meet the blue ridge parkway. I plan to drive this in the summer. I have only done the part from Asheville to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a very lovely drive but scary because it is a two lane road on the mountain. It has the most civil war sites of all states too.
Member of the Cockrell family. We have been in VA since 1642 on the Northern Neck of Virginia. I live on part of the original property John Cockrell my 6th great grandfather owned after his term of indenture service was complete. I live on Cockrell's Point, on Cockrell's Neck, on Cockrell's Creek. The point is bordered by The Great Wicomico River and Cockrell's Creek. You should do a video on the Northern Neck. Lots of history here
I am from northern NJ and am moving to Surry, VA (which is very close to the historic triangle). we are so excited! we make a trip to colonial williamsburg every summer and now we get to live in our dream destination!
Ive been waiting for va ever since the series started a year ago! I can't believe I missed it but I'm so glad it's out, well worth the wait. Keep up the awesome work on this series
A very interesting story of the State of Virginia, home to the founding fathers of the United States 🇺🇸 and home to some of the most historical places of the United States. I hope to visit Virginia one day. Thanks 😊 for the awesome video.
I think the New York video should focus equally on both upstate and downstate. Upstate was absolutely breathtaking. Home to major cities and centers of culture like Buffalo, Albany and Corning, its rural vibe is so incredibly distinct from Downstate, both in terms of land and society. People from Upstate are way more conservative than those in the City. Of course, New York City is one of the most unique, iconic, inclusive, one of the biggest and most important cities on Earth so i certainly wouldn't want you to skimp out on NYC.
Good job Carter, I love these videos. Looking forward to the next, and take as much time as you need to make it! Don't mind the wait when the content is stellar!
Fun fact: Many people who live in Virginia, and don't understand something about the government, or laws like to blame things on the state being a commonwealth. It gets stupid and annoying. I can't even tell you how many times I heard something along the lines of "it will never happen, because virginia is a commonwealth"
I'll be visiting Virginia in a couple months, flying into Norfolk. I've been to Williamsburg and Jamestown as a kid but this will be my 1st time to Norfolk area. When doing my research in preparation for my trip, I didn't understand what Hampton Roads was cuz its labeled in the river, like on the water, on maps. It helped that you explained it's an area made up different cities. I picked this area because of the history. I enjoy visiting cities with culture too. My young son is excited to see the historic sites. Virginia looks beautiful overall. Someday I'd love to take an east coast rode trip through all of the states, from New England all the way to Florida. Thank you this in depth video.
Jenny, "roads" (short for "roadstead") is a nautical term meaning a natural harbor. The original definition of Hampton Roads is the natural harbor where the Elizabeth and James rivers meet the Chesapeake Bay. What you've seen on maps is accurate. Hampton Roads is the largest natural harbor in the world. The region surrounding the harbor became known as "Hampton Roads" in the 1980's. You'll often hear "Tidewater", which is how the area was known before the regional chamber of commerce successfully promoted the Hampton Roads moniker. Today, the two names are used interchangeably. To confuse you even more, "tidewater", geographically speaking, refers to the coastal region from the ocean to the piedmont region. Waterfalls at Richmond (James River), Fredericksburg (Rappahannock River) mark the Fall Line that divides the tidewater from the piedmont.
@@huntingandfishing1120 It also gets into the teens and often single digits every year. I recognise that there are much colder places but to say our Winters are warm is very much an exaggeration.
@@maryelizamoore7870 my birthday is December 24th and I’ve had quite a few 70 degree birthdays. A good 8 of the last 10 I was able to go to the clubs in DC without a coat.
@@ceciland18 My birthday on April 27th and oftentimes, it’s still cold enough that we need the heat on. Especially at night. The temperature fluctuates a lot but it rarely stays warm for days upon days in the winter. Plus some of this is recent. When I was younger, I don’t remember ever having warm days during the winter. I would need a coat everyday back then. Also, notice that he did not describe states such as Tennessee or Alabama as having warm winters. Those states have warmer winters than we do and they get much less snow. So why are we singled out?
Love your videos and learning so many details about each state. Hope your channel grows even more so you can possibly go full time soon ! But also get that degree 🤘🏽
I absolutely love this state. I was born in Hialeah Fl, and raised in Virginia my entire life. I currently live in Stafford and grew up around the Quantico area almost my entire life. From age 4-now (19). So much history and beautiful geological features. I love our close proximity to DC and places like Old Town Alexandria which is my favorite town in the USA. Love the rich history of the founders of Alexandria and Fairfax. John Carlyle and his name being spread all throughout Alexandria. This state really truly is one of a kind. Not many people appreciate it, and it’s never broadcasted in media.. but it’s a wonderful state. Only show I know of that makes Virginia feel the way it really feels like is The Vampire Diaries, and although not filmed in Virginia, definitely feels like the spirit of the state for sure.
As a foreigner I'm learning a lot about the US by these detailed videos, so much rich history and culture and how geography shapes it, I wish I can move to live in the US someday. A question: why the Virginia suburbs and cities adjacent to D.C that were originally planned to be part of it are not ?
The District of Columbia wanted to outlaw slavery, but Arlington and Alexandria still practiced Slavery and still held slave auctions, so they asked to be given back to Virginia. (Think of DC being like a state or territory at this time. Washington wasn't originally the only city in the District), For example, Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General, had a plantation in Arlington. The plantation was confiscated after the Civil War and turned into Arlington National Cemetary.
@@MhmdBDRD They were transfered back to Virginia about 20 years before the Civil War, so the federal government didn't see any reason to reannex them into DC during the reconstruction period
Green lakes has coral reefs, it's water doesn't turn over so at a certain depth it is oxygen free and toxic. The Mohawk river narrows as it goes down stream until the narrows, the it widens up, The Adirondacks are rising faster then surrounding lands. Tug hill, the snowiest part of the state was a lava flow once.
Had a great time watching. I usually expect to know everything in any given Virginia overview, but I happily learned a few things from this one (Great Dismal Swamp's slave refuge history, for one). Two small critical notes: The bridge image at 10:12 is the New River Bridge located pretty deep in West Virginia, not Virginia. Second, the image used for Blacksburg at 20:40 is an image of the proposed Mid Town Development. It has not yet been built, and may very well look somewhat different from the proposal.
Thank for this thorough coverage. I did briefly live in Virginia when I was young. Since I graduated from high school which was almost 40 years ago, American History has been of special interest to me. And yes, a very large portion of American History is in the state of Virginia. I do not live that far from Virginia. I have lived the overwhelming majority of my life in Maryland. I am now living in Southern Maryland. Have you done Maryland yet? I would love to contribute information to you! And Happy New Year!
One of my Uncles (WW2 - Battle of the Bulge veteran) lived in Schuyler, VA during Hurricane Camille's visit and did he have tails to tell - lightning so fierce you could read a newspaper all night long and the Rockfish River at daybreak on August 20, 1969 looking more like an ocean than a river.
Academy Award-winning Actress and VA resident Sissy Spacek named one of her two daughters Schuyler after that town, the other is named Madison. I don't know why I know that or if it's even important
Lol I forgot who you were and thought you had some large amount of subscribers. You create very interesting, such well put together videos. You'll be at at least 500k subs soon enough!
I enjoyed this video, well done! Tangier, although sea level rise is a concern, the reality is that it is an island that is eroding faster than any sea level rise is impacting it. Combined, it makes it worse, but erosion is the biggest factor that will likely take it away. A 30-million-dollar sea wall could protect it, but there are no plans or funds expected to build it at this point!
The next state up will be New York! If you're from New York, please respond to this comment with any information you'd like to include about your home state!
65% of the state will plug their ears when you list which presidents were from New York.
Hey I've been watching some of your videos on US states and I thought I can give you some input on the region I'm from. I'm from Long Island, New York which has a rich aviation history In developing things like the F-14 tomcat and the LEM that landed on the moon. We are also notorious for the Montauk experiments which took place in the 1970's. Socially economically speaking most of Long Island is known for its upper middle class living but also differs politically from New York City by generally leaning right wing and voting Republican Representatives. Most people from this region commute to New York City just like people in Connecticut, as far as New York City goes it is rapidly modernizing and building new infrastructure such as Hudson yards which phase one was just completed in 2018 shows off the modern potential of NYC but unfortunately the Western part of the state which has cities such as Dunkirk and Jamestown has fallen victim to the failures of the rust belt and has very low income and the low amount of job opportunity because of it. The center of the state around the finger lakes are known for their ski resorts and colleges. Culturally speaking New York could really be divided into three distinct regions Long Island, NYC and Upstate New York. Although upstate New York and Long Island may both vote Republican long Islanders vote Republican because of economic reasons and upstaters vote Republican for cultural reasons. also New York has both Boroughs like Alaska and Counties like the rest of the country.
@Firstname Lastname although New York is a Strong Blue state it hasn't shied away from Republican representation from time to time Rudy Giuliani was the mayor of NYC from 1994 - 2001 and The former president Donald Trump was born and raised in New York. Also I would argue it's 3 regions 1. Upstate 2. NYC 3. Long Island.
Long Island has a proud subculture of New York City, beautiful scenery; and lots of great history!
Don't forget to talk about upstate!
As a person from Fredericksburg, born and raised. Im sooo happy you brought it up. People don’t know how much it has played a role in this countries history. The same could be say for the whole state. Without Virginia theres no United States.
Virginia has played a critical role in _world_ history as much as it has in our nation’s history.
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I love Fredericksburg. I was born in Fairfax and grew up in Fauquier County. Fredericksburg is full of history and downtown has many cool places to visit.
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Ayy glad you’re back! I’ve been waiting for this one!
I have literally lived from one end of Virginia to the other, and this was a fairly well done presentation. The only thing I would fix is that you left out Roanoke and Blacksburg/Montgomery county. Roanoke is an important city in the western part of the state, ninth largest in the state and a metro population of over 300K. It has a history closely associated with the railroads. It sits at the boundary between the piedmont and mountain regions along an ancient Native American path leading into the mountains that followed roughly the same route as I-81 today. Blacksburg/Montgomery county is just next door about 30 minutes away. Blacksburg is home to Virginia Tech which has a student population of nearly 35K and is very diverse, drawing many students from around the world. The Blacksburg/Montgomery area has a population of around 100K, and together with Roanoke forms the most economically significant region in the western part of the state.
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yes! im susprised they left out virginia tech and roanoke
As someone living in the SWVA part of the state coming from NOVA, when you say 300K metro area, I’m like I raise you with Prince William County with just 400K people alone. Virginia really can be broken up into 3 different states.
I love Virginia, so much history here! Greetings from Norfolk,Va!!
Greetings From Lynchburg (Went To Penn For Thxgiving. Saw People From V Beach. You Guys Are So Nice And Cool 👍)
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Greetings from NoVa
Greetings from Virginia Beach
It's great over here
Greetings from Clifton Forge, VA, the 540
As a Virginian, this video is perfect! I've watched videos about my state from other creators, and they have always failed to capture the essence of my home. You sir, have done a fantastic job at describing all the nuances of the state. Although I do have one tiny local qualm lol; the the city of Staunton mentioned in 20:43 is pronounced as if the the "u" is silent, pronounced like Stanton. :)
Can confirm. I grew up in Staunton, and no one in the area pronounces the "u". I've heard that when Staunton's founding documents were submitted, they misspelled the name, which is where the extra "u" came from.
I’m from just north of Staunton in Harrisonburg and my great papaw did the 20 mile one day forced march from Harrisonburg to Staunton during Stonewall Jackson’s 1862 valley campaign during the war between the states and he hated when Yankees pronounced the U in Staunton. It’s a pet peeve of mine too
Besides "Staunton," the name "Powhatan" was mispronounced. In Virginia, it's "POW-(h)a-tan." Also, while the 1619 arrival of kidnapped Africans to Virginia was a precursor to slavery in the British Empire, the institution itself did not yet exist. Those Africans were considered to be indentured servants, who would become free after working seven years. It was the later 17th Century establishment of British colonies in the Caribbean for the cultivation of sugar cane that brought about lifetime servitude. In Virginia, the cultivation of tobacco was similarly labor intensive, and around 1650, a court case ruled that a man suing to be free from his indenture was bound for life. The defendant landowner he worked for was a free Black man. Finally, Lee's surrender at Appomattox in April, 1865 made it clear that the Civil War would be ending; however, it did not do so until two months later in Texas. Slavery continued in Kentucky, Delaware, and the Indian Territory until after the ratification of the 13th Amendment in December, 1865.
Bluefield VA is also split in half. As a native Virginian, thanks for the video! @10:15, that is not Virginia. That is the New River Gorge bridge in WV.
The clip beginning at the 00:20 second mark is also not Virginia. It's Charleston, the Capital of West Virginia. If you look closely at the start of it, you can see the very muddy Elk River flowing into and mixing with the Kanawha River.
I was looking for someone that pointed out this! 😊
As a lifelong Virginian who has grown up and lived in many parts of the state, I can attest that this video is very well put together! Great job!
Virginia was worth the wait! I'm betting this will be the most watched of the US Explained Series! Thanks, Carter and anyone else who helped you pull this excellent piece together!
Nice country
Great to see you back, excellent research as always. One thing to point out, is as more and more time goes on an argument can certainly be made that the Megalopolis extends down to Richmond. The D.C suburbs continue to spread a bit further south and the Richmond suburbs have creeped a bit further north. While there are still some rural areas in between the two, and parts of it might be less densely populated than other more traditional parts of the Megalopolis, that gap is certainly shrinking.
Yes. As a Richmond native, I agree. Wikipedia now mentions Richmond in it's Northeast Megalopolis article.
Yes, there are only 45 miles between Ashland (Richmond's northern most suburb) and Fredericksburg (arguably DC's southern most suburb). So the two cities will definitely overlap in the coming decades. The gap between then is shrinking very quickly.
Pronunciation issue:
Chief Powhatan. The "H" in his name is silent. So it's not "Pow-Hat-An" as said in the video, but "Pow-A-Tan".
I say this as a Richmonder who has lived in Powhatan County (located West of Richmond, VA).
Blud expects people outside of Virginia will be expert in these pronunciations 😭🙏
No actually the native American pronunciation does pronounce the H in Powhatan and Powhite. It's Pow-hat-tan and Pow-height. Both with the ow like ouch.
The mispronunciation has just become normalized.
you make every state seem like its the most unique
We’ve been waiting for you! Welcome back man!!
As a resident of Suffolk, Virginia, my across the street neighbor's backyards border The Great Dismal Swamp. Also Suffolk is the biggest City by land mass in the whole State. Keep up the good work. You've got a new subscriber !!
I was raised in Jersey(watched the jersey video) now I live in VA so I loved this one!
Hey, I’ve been loving your videos. So incredibly detailed and interesting. Quick very minor thing. The picture you have for Fredericksburg is actually Fredericksburg, TX, a pocket of Texas known for its major German influence. I’m from Texas and know that town well and thought it looked strangely familiar. A town probably worth talking about when you do your Texas video. Anyway, keep up the great work.
Correct. The first image used for Fredericksburg is a street view of Fredericksburg, Texas. The aerial view of the city and the Rappahannock River, however, are of the Virginia city. Also, the use of the wrong photo here is more than a very minor error.
Seems like that would be worth an edit, Fredericksburg VA is one of the most historic cities in the US and is genuinely beautiful.
I binged the heck out of this series earlier this year in like June and have been waiting for the next one! Yay!
The growth of Northern VA (NoVA) since the Great Depression/ New Deal and then World War II that really kicked off the Federal Government as a juggernaut of job and population growth has been truly an unprecedented change to a state. Here are the populations of the big 4 NoVA counties in 1930 vs. 2020:
1930 2020
Arlington 27k 238k
Fairfax 25k 1.15m
Loudoun 20k 420k
Prince William 14k 482k
All of these counties were originally agricultural counties until the sprawl from DC arrived. Fairfax was at one time known as a huge dairy farming county. There are now no working farms in Arlington & Fairfax, as they are all subdivided into housing and office parks. Same with the Eastern half or Loudoun. PW still has a ways to go, but it is the 2nd biggest county in the state. Loudoun and PW will continue to boom, perhaps someday catching up with Fairfax, which is growing much more slowly, as its vacant lots are now gone while the other two have lots of room to grow.
The growth there is what turned VA, which was a reliably Red state very similar to the rest of the South from the 1960s till the early 2000s, into a swing state. Fairfax alone has 1/8th of all the voters in the state. These counties (along with Alexandria) are the engine that now runs the state. The difference between these big counties and those down near Bristol on the TN line is like night & day. I am not sure there are too many other states that have such a big difference between parts of the state both economically, politically and geographically.
So true! I’m 25, I grew up for a few years in manassas. I remember Walmart and Applebees being the big new build ups in the area😂 flash forward 10-15yrs and I work around manassas now and it’s totally changed
alot of ppl moved out of the rural towns in virginia to the city
Richmond is growin pretty rapidly too.
Illinois is the same way as far as the differences go. Chicagoland pretty much decides how the rest of the state goes.
One of the best series on TH-cam is back once again
Welcome back Carter, I understand your situation.
I don't. Why can't he produce a documentary-length video for my viewing interest every week? :/
So happy to see you back! I was waiting for that and hoping everything's okay with you! Have a blessed year ahead. Greetings from Bulgaria
Glad for this to be back. Been waiting!!
Wow as a Virginian this video is absolutely amazing, I can tell you did your research. Earned a new sub
I’m a native Virginian from the Shenandoah valley on the outskirts of the independent city of Harrisonburg which is the county seat of Rockingham county VA. and my ancestors on my father’s side have been in the old dominion since the mid 1700s when my 5x great papaw came over from Northern Ireland as an indentured servant to an English tobacco plantation owner in the tidewater. After the revolution my 5x great papaw went west across the blue ridge and settled in the valley in Rockingham county outside Harrisonburg and got his land from George Washington. Most of the land in the Valley was owned in the upper half of it by George Washington and in the lower half of it by Thomas Jefferson. The George Washington national forest is up near me straddling the state line with WV. going out towards the south branch of the Potomac river and further south near Lexington by Rockbridge County is the Natural bridge in the Thomas Jefferson national forest that also straddles the state line all the way through the panhandle to KY.
21:49 - the Linn Cove viaduct pictured is famous for the difficulty of its construction but was made that way to protect local wildlife habitat and was the last section of the Blue Ridge Parkway to be completed. However, it is in North Carolina.
"In some areas known as Skyline Drive" - specifically, where it passes through Shenandoah National Park.
This is great! My mom's family is from Richmond (Migrated to DC when she was 9). My Father's dad is from Nelson County and migrated to DC when he was 2. I spent 5 years in Lynchburg for College. Although I am a Maryland boy with deep ties to DC because of my upbringing, Virginia will always have a place in my heart. Go DMV! lol
Dude I Live In Lynchburg Thats Really Cool
@@luigirocks3075 Lynchburg has a special place in my heart
@@ChristianGivensRealtor Wow Thankyou
The rest of Virginia don’t claim nova/dmv as real Virginia
@@jasoncampos2933 I'm aware
dude don't apologize for your uploads, you kill it with these videos, we will be patient!
Excellent videos! I love the US explained series. Very detailed and interesting. Some of the best videos on the US states on youtube.
well done, particularly liked your balanced view of Virginia history.
Some Virginia #1s #1 in the US in bond rating (state finance), #1 in custom vehicle license plates variety , #1 state for business (business climate as per CNBC) #1 area in the world for data centers and one of those US states that calls itself a Commonwealth, the Commonwealth of Virginia.
Thanks!
Thank you so much, I'm really glad you enjoyed the video!
Thought you had given up on this series. Glad that you're still at it. Thanks for Virginia. Looking forward very much to New York. Most people think of New York City when someone says New York. It will be nice to introduce people to the rest of the state that most people just don't know.
I am born and raised in VA and this was unbelievably good. Learned things I never knew about.
The “Redskins” are actually headquartered in Virginia. They along with the Washington Capitals (NHL) have their training camp in Virginia as well.
Excellent video! Being born and raised in the Hampton Roads area, you were accurate about...EVERYTHING. Good job and you have a new subscriber!
Once again, you have done a superb look at a state. You encapsulate the complexity of a state more succinctly and fully than any other channel.
I grew up in Indiana, where there are cities called Richmond, Alexandria, Fredericksburg, Winchester and Jeffersonville (whose downtown was designed by Thomas Jefferson). Yep, much Virginian influence in the nation.
Glad to see this, I was worried it was gone before it even got to my home state! Keep up the good work man :3
Let’s go Carter!!!!❤️❤️❤️ He’s back!
10:30, that's the New River Gorge in *West* Virginia, not Virginia!
There is so much to see and do in Virginia that is hard to see it all in one trip. I love Shenandoah National park where Skyline drive is with places to hike along the drive. It is very lovely. At the end of the drive you meet the blue ridge parkway. I plan to drive this in the summer. I have only done the part from Asheville to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It is a very lovely drive but scary because it is a two lane road on the mountain. It has the most civil war sites of all states too.
Member of the Cockrell family. We have been in VA since 1642 on the Northern Neck of Virginia. I live on part of the original property John Cockrell my 6th great grandfather owned after his term of indenture service was complete. I live on Cockrell's Point, on Cockrell's Neck, on Cockrell's Creek. The point is bordered by The Great Wicomico River and Cockrell's Creek. You should do a video on the Northern Neck. Lots of history here
I am from northern NJ and am moving to Surry, VA (which is very close to the historic triangle). we are so excited! we make a trip to colonial williamsburg every summer and now we get to live in our dream destination!
Ive been waiting for va ever since the series started a year ago! I can't believe I missed it but I'm so glad it's out, well worth the wait. Keep up the awesome work on this series
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Born & raised NOVA, you taught me something today about the Great Dismal Swamp. Great channel
A very interesting story of the State of Virginia, home to the founding fathers of the United States 🇺🇸 and home to some of the most historical places of the United States. I hope to visit Virginia one day. Thanks 😊 for the awesome video.
0:43. Although you didn’t mention it, I’m glad you at least showed a picture of the Virginia Military Institute
Rah Virginia Mil!
I had been looking forward to this one. Also my grandfather worked on the Blue Ridge parkway when he was younger.
This is the one I was waiting for. Job well done. Keep them coming!
This is interesting! I am from Virginia so it's pretty cool seeing this. Very accurate too
Glad you’re Are back. Best of luck with your studies. Always enjoy information on a commonwealth. Thank you
Thanks For The Vid! From Lynchburg!
I think the New York video should focus equally on both upstate and downstate. Upstate was absolutely breathtaking. Home to major cities and centers of culture like Buffalo, Albany and Corning, its rural vibe is so incredibly distinct from Downstate, both in terms of land and society. People from Upstate are way more conservative than those in the City. Of course, New York City is one of the most unique, iconic, inclusive, one of the biggest and most important cities on Earth so i certainly wouldn't want you to skimp out on NYC.
Good job Carter, I love these videos. Looking forward to the next, and take as much time as you need to make it! Don't mind the wait when the content is stellar!
Thanks for your amazing content!
Oh. I’ve been looking forward to this
Fun fact: Many people who live in Virginia, and don't understand something about the government, or laws like to blame things on the state being a commonwealth. It gets stupid and annoying. I can't even tell you how many times I heard something along the lines of "it will never happen, because virginia is a commonwealth"
As a vexillology enthusiast, I love the flag analysis always included.
Great to see you're still finding the time to make these videos! Each one is very in-depth and interesting.
Staunton, Virginia is pronounced STAN-ton. Other than that, great video.
And Appalachia is pronounced "apple-AT-cha" in Southwest Virginia.
Born in Fredericksburg, raised in Southampton, moved to Suffolk and work in Franklin. Thank you for this video. 💜
We appreciate the channel. Forget doing this in college, I wouldn't be able to do this period.
This is dope! I’m from lees burg Virginia and this information was awesome to hear again. Great work!!
Virginia is a beast, hardly knew about the major installations there
I'll be visiting Virginia in a couple months, flying into Norfolk. I've been to Williamsburg and Jamestown as a kid but this will be my 1st time to Norfolk area. When doing my research in preparation for my trip, I didn't understand what Hampton Roads was cuz its labeled in the river, like on the water, on maps. It helped that you explained it's an area made up different cities.
I picked this area because of the history. I enjoy visiting cities with culture too. My young son is excited to see the historic sites.
Virginia looks beautiful overall. Someday I'd love to take an east coast rode trip through all of the states, from New England all the way to Florida.
Thank you this in depth video.
Jenny, "roads" (short for "roadstead") is a nautical term meaning a natural harbor. The original definition of Hampton Roads is the natural harbor where the Elizabeth and James rivers meet the Chesapeake Bay. What you've seen on maps is accurate. Hampton Roads is the largest natural harbor in the world.
The region surrounding the harbor became known as "Hampton Roads" in the 1980's. You'll often hear "Tidewater", which is how the area was known before the regional chamber of commerce successfully promoted the Hampton Roads moniker. Today, the two names are used interchangeably. To confuse you even more, "tidewater", geographically speaking, refers to the coastal region from the ocean to the piedmont region. Waterfalls at Richmond (James River), Fredericksburg (Rappahannock River) mark the Fall Line that divides the tidewater from the piedmont.
@@stephenplatt5048 thank you for explaining this, very interesting.
If you go in the summer or early fall, I recommend staying at the beach. Make the best of the area.
Virginia does not have "Warm" Winters. You could maybe say that our Winters are Mild but certainly not Warm.
Idk its gets into the 60s every year almost wich is pretty warm
@@huntingandfishing1120 It also gets into the teens and often single digits every year. I recognise that there are much colder places but to say our Winters are warm is very much an exaggeration.
@@maryelizamoore7870 my birthday is December 24th and I’ve had quite a few 70 degree birthdays. A good 8 of the last 10 I was able to go to the clubs in DC without a coat.
@@ceciland18 My birthday on April 27th and oftentimes, it’s still cold enough that we need the heat on.
Especially at night.
The temperature fluctuates a lot but it rarely stays warm for days upon days in the winter.
Plus some of this is recent. When I was younger, I don’t remember ever having warm days during the winter. I would need a coat everyday back then.
Also, notice that he did not describe states such as Tennessee or Alabama as having warm winters. Those states have warmer winters than we do and they get much less snow. So why are we singled out?
This comment is sooo relatable. As a northern Virginin myself the tempatures get pretty cold and chilly. But not enough for snow. lol
Finally got a chance to catch this. Greetings from Hampton!! #7Cities
FANTASTIC FILMS, THANK YOU I LEARNED A LOT, LOT. THE BEST FILM!!
i love these videos. glad to have you back. top notch quality as always. thank you!
Love your videos and learning so many details about each state. Hope your channel grows even more so you can possibly go full time soon ! But also get that degree 🤘🏽
Nice country
Thanks for a another great video!
One of the best series’ on TH-cam
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We waited so long!!
Love your series. Thanks!
I have quickly fallen in love with your videos.
Born in Hampton Raised in Williamsburg
As a history lover, I appreciate growing up in Jamestown. ❤
I absolutely love this state. I was born in Hialeah Fl, and raised in Virginia my entire life. I currently live in Stafford and grew up around the Quantico area almost my entire life. From age 4-now (19). So much history and beautiful geological features.
I love our close proximity to DC and places like Old Town Alexandria which is my favorite town in the USA. Love the rich history of the founders of Alexandria and Fairfax. John Carlyle and his name being spread all throughout Alexandria.
This state really truly is one of a kind. Not many people appreciate it, and it’s never broadcasted in media.. but it’s a wonderful state. Only show I know of that makes Virginia feel the way it really feels like is The Vampire Diaries, and although not filmed in Virginia, definitely feels like the spirit of the state for sure.
16:36 That's Fredericksburg, Texas there bud
🙄 It didn’t match my memories of Fredericksburg! Thanks.
As a foreigner I'm learning a lot about the US by these detailed videos, so much rich history and culture and how geography shapes it, I wish I can move to live in the US someday.
A question: why the Virginia suburbs and cities adjacent to D.C that were originally planned to be part of it are not ?
The District of Columbia wanted to outlaw slavery, but Arlington and Alexandria still practiced Slavery and still held slave auctions, so they asked to be given back to Virginia. (Think of DC being like a state or territory at this time. Washington wasn't originally the only city in the District), For example, Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General, had a plantation in Arlington. The plantation was confiscated after the Civil War and turned into Arlington National Cemetary.
@@iancypes5911 ohh I get it but why they didn't annexed it back after the civil war and the abolition of slavery
@@MhmdBDRD They were transfered back to Virginia about 20 years before the Civil War, so the federal government didn't see any reason to reannex them into DC during the reconstruction period
@@iancypes5911 ok thanks for the info
In my opinion i think they should be annexed so the square become complete just for the sake of it 😂
@@MhmdBDRD I agree. They should eventually re-annex the land to make it its original diamond shape ESPECIALLY if/when DC becomes a state.
Great day in the morning!
Finally! Been waiting for this one.
I, have lived here in virginia for 58 years. I, love this rural east coast state. / thank, you for you're video.
Thanks for mentioning Norton :) Love where I live.
I’m in Coeburn and I can’t wait to get back to NOVA. Idk how you do it.
Green lakes has coral reefs, it's water doesn't turn over so at a certain depth it is oxygen free and toxic. The Mohawk river narrows as it goes down stream until the narrows, the it widens up, The Adirondacks are rising faster then surrounding lands. Tug hill, the snowiest part of the state was a lava flow once.
This is an undertaking you've embarked on. Hope you have the steam to complete all 50. Good luck.
Thank you for this video, incredibly interesting indeed. Lots of things I had no idea about.
Had a great time watching. I usually expect to know everything in any given Virginia overview, but I happily learned a few things from this one (Great Dismal Swamp's slave refuge history, for one).
Two small critical notes: The bridge image at 10:12 is the New River Bridge located pretty deep in West Virginia, not Virginia. Second, the image used for Blacksburg at 20:40 is an image of the proposed Mid Town Development. It has not yet been built, and may very well look somewhat different from the proposal.
Watching this while visiting Virginia
Thank for this thorough coverage. I did briefly live in Virginia when I was young. Since I graduated from high school which was almost 40 years ago, American History has been of special interest to me. And yes, a very large portion of American History is in the state of Virginia. I do not live that far from Virginia. I have lived the overwhelming majority of my life in Maryland. I am now living in Southern Maryland.
Have you done Maryland yet? I would love to contribute information to you! And Happy New Year!
i really do look forward to these vids...i'm such a geek for this type of video...
One of my Uncles (WW2 - Battle of the Bulge veteran) lived in Schuyler, VA during Hurricane Camille's visit and did he have tails to tell - lightning so fierce you could read a newspaper all night long and the Rockfish River at daybreak on August 20, 1969 looking more like an ocean than a river.
Academy Award-winning Actress and VA resident Sissy Spacek named one of her two daughters Schuyler after that town, the other is named Madison. I don't know why I know that or if it's even important
I was born in Norfolk and spent years 10-22 (present day) stomping around Hampton, Newport News, and Norfolk. More or less proud of being a Virginian
One important fact not mentioned was that the British were not the first Europeans in Virginia. Spanish arrived several decades earlier.
After watching the video, I think Virginia might be the most important state in the US politically and historically speaking.
Hey, take your time. We're all just glad your back 👍 stay well
Lol I forgot who you were and thought you had some large amount of subscribers. You create very interesting, such well put together videos. You'll be at at least 500k subs soon enough!
Yay I'm so excited I found your channel ☺️
My birthplace, where I live, and hopefully where I end my chapter.
I'm from Newport News and have been all over the Peninsula. It's my pride and joy.
I enjoyed this video, well done! Tangier, although sea level rise is a concern, the reality is that it is an island that is eroding faster than any sea level rise is impacting it. Combined, it makes it worse, but erosion is the biggest factor that will likely take it away. A 30-million-dollar sea wall could protect it, but there are no plans or funds expected to build it at this point!
As a New Mexico native, don't give up anytime soon