Virginia Word Search

Words in the Virginia word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

ham

Salt-cured pork, long a specialty of Smithfield

colony

Virginia was the first of the thirteen English colonies

peanut

Nut crop grown in the southeastern part of the state

apple

Orchard fruit grown heavily in the Shenandoah Valley

jamestown

First lasting English settlement, founded in 1607

mountain

Ridges run along Virginia's western side

beach

Atlantic shoreline at Virginia Beach and the Eastern Shore

richmond

Capital of Virginia, on the James River

tobacco

Leaf crop that drove the colony's early economy

oyster

Shellfish harvested from the Chesapeake Bay

blue ridge

Mountain range that looks blue from a distance

shenandoah

Valley, river and national park in northern Virginia

cardinal

Bright red songbird and the official state bird

mount vernon

George Washington's home above the Potomac River

chesapeake

Large bay that shapes Virginia's eastern coastline

monticello

Thomas Jefferson's hilltop house near Charlottesville

dogwood

Small flowering tree, both state tree and state flower

skyline drive

Scenic road along the ridgetops of Shenandoah park

williamsburg

Restored colonial town and former capital of Virginia

arlington

Northern county holding the national military cemetery

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