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___MASK96___ (, officially the Commonwealth of ___MASK96___ ) is a state located in the Mid - Atlantic region of the United States , as well as in the historic Southeast . ___MASK96___ is nicknamed the " Old Dominion " due to its status as the first colonial possession established in mainland British America , and " Mother of Presidents " because eight U . S . presidents were born there , more than any other state . The geography and climate of the Commonwealth are shaped by the Blue Ridge Mountains and the ___MASK74___ Bay , which provide habitat for much of its flora and fauna . The capital of the Commonwealth is ___MASK28___ ; ___MASK96___ Beach is the most populous city , and Fairfax County is the most populous political subdivision . The Commonwealth ' s estimated population is over 8 . 3 million , which is slightly less than New York City . The ___MASK74___ Bay is an estuary lying inland from the ___MASK19___ , and surrounded by the North American mainland to the west , and the Delmarva Peninsula to the east . It is the largest such body in the contiguous United States . The northern bay is within ___MASK93___ , the southern portion within Virginia , and is a very important feature for the ecology and economy of those two states , as well as others . More than 150 major rivers and streams flow into the bay ' s drainage basin , which covers parts of six states ( ___MASK25___ , Pennsylvania , Delaware , ___MASK93___ , Virginia and West Virginia ) plus all of the District of Columbia . The City of ___MASK25___ , often called ___MASK25___ City or simply ___MASK25___ , is the most populous city in the United States . With an estimated 2015 population of 8 , 550 , 405 distributed over a land area of just , ___MASK25___ City is also the most densely populated major city in the United States . Located at the southern tip of the state of ___MASK25___ , the city is the center of the ___MASK25___ metropolitan area , one of the most populous urban agglomerations in the world . A global power city , ___MASK25___ City exerts a significant impact upon commerce , finance , media , art , fashion , research , technology , education , and entertainment , its fast pace defining the term " ___MASK25___ minute ". ___MASK68___ to the headquarters of the United Nations , ___MASK25___ is an important center for international diplomacy and has been described as the cultural and financial capital of the world . English America , and later British America , were the English , and later British , territories in ___MASK92___ ( including ___MASK17___ ), Central America , the ___MASK65___ , and ___MASK50___ from 1607 to 1783 . Formally , the British colonies in ___MASK92___ were known as " British America and the British West Indies " until 1776 , when the Thirteen British Colonies located along the Atlantic seaboard declared their independence and formed the United States of America . After that , British ___MASK92___ ( or , simply but not inclusively , Canada ) was used to describe the remainder of Britain ' s continental North American possessions . The term " British ___MASK92___ " was first used informally in 1783 , but it was uncommon before the Report on the Affairs of British ___MASK92___ ( 1839 ), called the Durham Report . The Northern Neck ___MASK99___ ___MASK81___ Birthplace AVA is an American Viticultural Area in eastern portion of the state of Virginia . Wines made from grapes grown in Westmoreland , King ___MASK99___ , Northumberland , Lancaster , and ___MASK28___ counties may use this appellation . The area is located on a peninsula of land between the Potomac and Rappahannock rivers in the Tidewater region of Virginia and known as the Northern Neck . This provides a climate which features more frost free days than the rest of Virginia . The tip of the Northern Neck is located at the Chesapeake Bay . The hardiness zone is 7b . ___MASK58___ is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia . As of the 2010 census , the population was 12 , 330 . Its county seat is Heathsville . The county is located on the Northern Neck and is part of the Northern Neck George ___MASK81___ Birthplace AVA winemaking appellation . A county seat is an administrative center , seat of government , or capital city of a county or civil ___MASK80___ . The term is used in the United States , Canada , Romania , ___MASK83___ and Taiwan . In the United Kingdom and Ireland , county towns have a similar function . The Northern Neck is the northernmost of three peninsulas ( traditionally called " necks " in ___MASK96___ ) on the western shore of the ___MASK74___ Bay in the Commonwealth of ___MASK96___ ( the other two are the Middle Peninsula and the ___MASK96___ Peninsula ). This peninsula is bounded by the Potomac River on the north and the Rappahannock River on the south . It encompasses the following ___MASK96___ counties : Lancaster , Northumberland , ___MASK28___ , and Westmoreland . Dominions were semi - independent polities under the British Crown , constituting the British Empire , beginning with Canadian Confederation in 1867 . They included ___MASK100___ , Australia , ___MASK20___ , ___MASK73___ , South Africa , and the Irish Free State , and then from the late 1940s also India , Pakistan , and Ceylon ( now Sri Lanka ). The Balfour Declaration of 1926 recognised the Dominions as " autonomous Communities within the British Empire ", and the 1931 Statute of ___MASK24___ granted them full legislative independence . John Heath ( May 8 , 1758 -- October 13 , 1810 ) was an American lawyer and politician from ___MASK58___ , Virginia . He represented Virginia in the U . S . House of Representatives from 1793 to 1797 . Heath was one of the students at William and Mary who organized the Phi Beta Kappa fraternity in 1776 , and served as its first president . The town of Heathsville , Virginia , the county seat of ___MASK58___ , is named for him . The Blue Ridge Mountains are a physiographic province of the larger Appalachian Mountains range . This province consists of northern and southern physiographic regions , which divide near the ___MASK89___ River ___MASK30___ . The mountain range is located in the eastern United States , starting at its southernmost portion in Georgia , then ending northward in Pennsylvania . To the west of the Blue Ridge , between it and the bulk of the Appalachians , lies the Great Appalachian Valley , bordered on the west by the Ridge and Valley province of the Appalachian range .