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Besides the general [[cuisine of the Southern United States]], Virginians maintain their own particular traditions. [[Virginia wine]] is made in many parts of the Commonwealth.<ref name=wine/> [[Smithfield ham]], sometimes called "Virginia ham", is a type of [[country ham]] which is [[Geographical indication|protected by state law]] and can be produced only in the town of [[Smithfield, Virginia|Smithfield]].{{sfn|Williamson|2008|p=41}} [[Virginia furniture]] and architecture are typical of [[American colonial architecture]]. Thomas Jefferson and many of the Commonwealth's early leaders favored the [[Neoclassical architecture]] style, leading to its use for important state buildings. The [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] and their style can also be found in parts of the Commonwealth.<ref name=dutch>{{cite journal|url=http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/Abstract_1091_Keller.htm |title=Pennsylvania and Virginia Germans during the Civil War |first=Christian B. |last=Keller |journal=Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=109 |year=2001 |pages=37–86 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522130544/https://www.vahistorical.org/publications/Abstract_1091_Keller.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2008}}</ref>
Besides the general [[cuisine of the Southern United States]], Virginians maintain their own particular traditions. [[Virginia wine]] is made in many parts of the Commonwealth.<ref name=wine/> [[Smithfield ham]], sometimes called "Virginia ham", is a type of [[country ham]] which is [[Geographical indication|protected by state law]] and can be produced only in the town of [[Smithfield, Virginia|Smithfield]].{{sfn|Williamson|2008|p=41}} [[Virginia furniture]] and architecture are typical of [[American colonial architecture]]. Thomas Jefferson and many of the Commonwealth's early leaders favored the [[Neoclassical architecture]] style, leading to its use for important state buildings. The [[Pennsylvania Dutch]] and their style can also be found in parts of the Commonwealth.<ref name=dutch>{{cite journal|url=http://www.vahistorical.org/publications/Abstract_1091_Keller.htm |title=Pennsylvania and Virginia Germans during the Civil War |first=Christian B. |last=Keller |journal=Virginia Magazine of History and Biography |volume=109 |year=2001 |pages=37–86 |access-date=April 12, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080522130544/https://www.vahistorical.org/publications/Abstract_1091_Keller.htm |archive-date=May 22, 2008}}</ref>


Literature in Virginia often deals with the Commonwealth's past. The works of [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner [[Ellen Glasgow]] often dealt with social inequalities and the role of women in her culture.{{sfn|Gray|Robinson|2004|pp=81, 103}} [[James Branch Cabell]] wrote extensively about the changing position of gentry in the [[Reconstruction era]], and challenged its moral code with ''[[Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/cabell1/summary.html|title=Summary of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice|first=Mary Alice|last=Kirkpatrick|access-date=August 18, 2009|website=Library of Southern Literature|publisher=[[University of North Carolina]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601091309/http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/cabell1/summary.html|archive-date=June 1, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[William Styron]] approached history in works such as ''[[The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)|The Confessions of Nat Turner]]'' and ''[[Sophie's Choice (novel)|Sophie's Choice]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/books/02styron.html|title=William Styron, Novelist, Dies at 81|first=Christopher|last=Lehmann-Haupt|date=November 2, 2006|access-date=August 18, 2009|work=[[The New York Times]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506145433/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/books/02styron.html|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tom Wolfe]] has occasionally dealt with his southern heritage in bestsellers like ''[[I Am Charlotte Simmons]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2004Nov4.html|title=A Coed in Full|first=Michael|last=Dirda|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=October 3, 2009|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726125311/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2004Nov4.html|archive-date=July 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matt Bondurant]] received critical acclaim for his [[historical fiction|historic novel]] ''[[The Wettest County in the World]]'' about moonshiners in [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]] during [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fairfax-native-matt-bondurants-book-is-now-the-movie-lawless/2012/05/27/gJQAZqy1uU_story.html |title= Fairfax native Matt Bondurant's book is now the movie 'Lawless' |first= Tom |last= Jackman |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date= May 27, 2012 |access-date= May 28, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120528120647/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fairfax-native-matt-bondurants-book-is-now-the-movie-lawless/2012/05/27/gJQAZqy1uU_story.html |archive-date= May 28, 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> Virginia also names a [[Poet Laureate of Virginia|state Poet Laureate]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/shad-plank-blog/dp-gov-taps-new-oig-elections-chief-hires-house-member-20140627,0,6770516.post|title=Gov. taps new OIG, elections chief, hires House member|first=Travis|last=Fain|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222425/http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/shad-plank-blog/dp-gov-taps-new-oig-elections-chief-hires-house-member-20140627,0,6770516.post|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>
Literature in Virginia often deals with the Commonwealth's past. The works of [[Pulitzer Prize]] winner [[Ellen Glasgow]] often dealt with social inequalities and the role of women in her culture.{{sfn|Gray|Robinson|2004|pp=81, 103}} [[James Branch Cabell]] wrote extensively about the changing position of gentry in the [[Reconstruction era]], and challenged its moral code with ''[[Jurgen, A Comedy of Justice]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/cabell1/summary.html|title=Summary of Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice|first=Mary Alice|last=Kirkpatrick|access-date=August 18, 2009|website=Library of Southern Literature|publisher=[[University of North Carolina]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090601091309/http://docsouth.unc.edu/southlit/cabell1/summary.html|archive-date=June 1, 2009|url-status=live}}</ref> [[William Styron]] approached history in works such as ''[[The Confessions of Nat Turner (1967)|The Confessions of Nat Turner]]'' and ''[[Sophie's Choice (novel)|Sophie's Choice]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/books/02styron.html|title=William Styron, Novelist, Dies at 81|first=Christopher|last=Lehmann-Haupt|date=November 2, 2006|access-date=August 18, 2009|work=The New York Times|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506145433/https://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/02/books/02styron.html|archive-date=May 6, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Tom Wolfe]] has occasionally dealt with his southern heritage in bestsellers like ''[[I Am Charlotte Simmons]]''.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2004Nov4.html|title=A Coed in Full|first=Michael|last=Dirda|date=November 7, 2004|access-date=October 3, 2009|newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080726125311/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26738-2004Nov4.html|archive-date=July 26, 2008|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Matt Bondurant]] received critical acclaim for his [[historical fiction|historic novel]] ''[[The Wettest County in the World]]'' about moonshiners in [[Franklin County, Virginia|Franklin County]] during [[Prohibition in the United States|prohibition]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fairfax-native-matt-bondurants-book-is-now-the-movie-lawless/2012/05/27/gJQAZqy1uU_story.html |title= Fairfax native Matt Bondurant's book is now the movie 'Lawless' |first= Tom |last= Jackman |newspaper= [[The Washington Post]] |date= May 27, 2012 |access-date= May 28, 2012 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20120528120647/http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/fairfax-native-matt-bondurants-book-is-now-the-movie-lawless/2012/05/27/gJQAZqy1uU_story.html |archive-date= May 28, 2012 |url-status= live}}</ref> Virginia also names a [[Poet Laureate of Virginia|state Poet Laureate]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/shad-plank-blog/dp-gov-taps-new-oig-elections-chief-hires-house-member-20140627,0,6770516.post|title=Gov. taps new OIG, elections chief, hires House member|first=Travis|last=Fain|date=June 27, 2014|access-date=July 9, 2014|work=[[Daily Press (Virginia)|Daily Press]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714222425/http://www.dailypress.com/news/politics/shad-plank-blog/dp-gov-taps-new-oig-elections-chief-hires-house-member-20140627,0,6770516.post|archive-date=July 14, 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


===Fine and performing arts===
===Fine and performing arts===
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Five [[minor league baseball]] and two mid-level hockey teams play in Virginia. Norfolk is host to two: The [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Norfolk Tides]] and the [[ECHL]]'s [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]. The [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Richmond Flying Squirrels]] began playing at [[The Diamond (Richmond, Virginia)|The Diamond]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/minors/minors_baseball/article/BASE02_20100401-221608/334637/|title=Squirrels will nest at Diamond for several years|first=John|last=O'Connor|date=April 2, 2010|work=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]|access-date=April 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919152538/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/minors/minors_baseball/article/BASE02_20100401-221608/334637/|archive-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> while the [[Fredericksburg Nationals]], [[Lynchburg Hillcats]], and [[Salem Red Sox]] play in the [[Low-A East]] league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginia.org/baseball/|title=Baseball in Virginia|publisher=[[Virginia is for Lovers]]|year=2011|access-date=November 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117092634/http://www.virginia.org/baseball/|archive-date=November 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Loudoun United FC]], the reserve team of [[D.C. United]], debuted in the [[USL Championship]] in 2019,<ref name="auto">{{cite news  |url= https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 |title= Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019 |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> while the [[Richmond Kickers]] of the [[USL League One]] have operated since 1993 and are the only team in their league to win both the league championship and the [[U.S. Open Cup]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |title= The Most Underrated Sports Team in Richmond |first= Jackie |last= Kruszewski |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-most-underrated-sports-team-in-richmond/Content?oid=2727289 |newspaper= Style Weekly |date= March 14, 2017 |access-date= June 7, 2020}}</ref> The training facilities for both the [[Washington Commanders]] and [[Washington Spirit]] are in [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]],<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/02/redskins-training-camp-ashburn-2020/ |title= Redskins training camp will be held in Ashburn after NFL tells teams to use practice facilities |newspaper= The Washington Post |first1= Les |last1= Carpenter |first2= Sam |last2= Fortier |date= June 2, 2020 |access-date= June 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/05/spirit-audi-field-2023-home-games/ |title= Spirit set to play all home matches at Audi Field under new deal |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Steven |last= Goff |date= December 5, 2022 |access-date= March 28, 2024}}</ref> while the [[Washington Capitals]] practice at [[MedStar Capitals Iceplex]] in [[Ballston, Virginia|Ballston]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.arlnow.com/2023/12/13/what-the-capitals-move-to-potomac-yard-could-mean-for-its-ballston-practice-facility-and-an-at-grade-route-1/ |title= What the Capitals' move to Potomac Yard could mean for its Ballston practice facility and an at-grade Route 1 |website= ARLnow |first= Jo |last= DeVoe |date= December 13, 2023 |access-date= March 29, 2024}}</ref>
Five [[minor league baseball]] and two mid-level hockey teams play in Virginia. Norfolk is host to two: The [[Triple-A (baseball)|Triple-A]] [[Norfolk Tides]] and the [[ECHL]]'s [[Norfolk Admirals (ECHL)|Norfolk Admirals]]. The [[Double-A (baseball)|Double-A]] [[Richmond Flying Squirrels]] began playing at [[The Diamond (Richmond, Virginia)|The Diamond]] in 2010,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/minors/minors_baseball/article/BASE02_20100401-221608/334637/|title=Squirrels will nest at Diamond for several years|first=John|last=O'Connor|date=April 2, 2010|work=[[Richmond Times-Dispatch]]|access-date=April 27, 2010|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120919152538/http://www2.timesdispatch.com/rtd/sports/minors/minors_baseball/article/BASE02_20100401-221608/334637/|archive-date=September 19, 2012}}</ref> while the [[Fredericksburg Nationals]], [[Lynchburg Hillcats]], and [[Salem Red Sox]] play in the [[Low-A East]] league.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.virginia.org/baseball/|title=Baseball in Virginia|publisher=[[Virginia is for Lovers]]|year=2011|access-date=November 26, 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117092634/http://www.virginia.org/baseball/|archive-date=November 17, 2011|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Loudoun United FC]], the reserve team of [[D.C. United]], debuted in the [[USL Championship]] in 2019,<ref name="auto">{{cite news  |url= https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/935229 |title= Loudoun United FC Joins the USL for 2019 |publisher=United Soccer League |access-date=July 18, 2018}}</ref> while the [[Richmond Kickers]] of the [[USL League One]] have operated since 1993 and are the only team in their league to win both the league championship and the [[U.S. Open Cup]] in the same year.<ref>{{cite news |title= The Most Underrated Sports Team in Richmond |first= Jackie |last= Kruszewski |url=https://www.styleweekly.com/richmond/the-most-underrated-sports-team-in-richmond/Content?oid=2727289 |newspaper= Style Weekly |date= March 14, 2017 |access-date= June 7, 2020}}</ref> The training facilities for both the [[Washington Commanders]] and [[Washington Spirit]] are in [[Loudoun County, Virginia|Loudoun County]],<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2020/06/02/redskins-training-camp-ashburn-2020/ |title= Redskins training camp will be held in Ashburn after NFL tells teams to use practice facilities |newspaper= The Washington Post |first1= Les |last1= Carpenter |first2= Sam |last2= Fortier |date= June 2, 2020 |access-date= June 7, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/12/05/spirit-audi-field-2023-home-games/ |title= Spirit set to play all home matches at Audi Field under new deal |newspaper= The Washington Post |first= Steven |last= Goff |date= December 5, 2022 |access-date= March 28, 2024}}</ref> while the [[Washington Capitals]] practice at [[MedStar Capitals Iceplex]] in [[Ballston, Virginia|Ballston]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.arlnow.com/2023/12/13/what-the-capitals-move-to-potomac-yard-could-mean-for-its-ballston-practice-facility-and-an-at-grade-route-1/ |title= What the Capitals' move to Potomac Yard could mean for its Ballston practice facility and an at-grade Route 1 |website= ARLnow |first= Jo |last= DeVoe |date= December 13, 2023 |access-date= March 29, 2024}}</ref>


[[Hampton Roads]] has produced several Olympic gold medalists, including [[Gabby Douglas]], the first African American to win [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around|gymnastics individual all-around]] gold,<ref>{{cite news |last=Macur |first=Juliet |title=A Very Long Journey Was Very Swift |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/sports/olympics/gabby-douglas-of-united-states-wins-gymnastics-all-around.html |access-date=August 4, 2012 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=August 2, 2012}}</ref> and [[LaShawn Merritt]], [[Francena McCorory]], and [[Michael Cherry (athlete)|Michael Cherry]], who have all won gold in the [[4 × 400 meters relay]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/dp-spt-20160820-story.html |title= Olympic track and field local interest roundup: McCorory collects gold despite not running for U.S. women's 4x400 in final; Merritt anchors U.S. men's 4x400 win |agency=  Associated Press |newspaper= The Chicago Tribune |date= August 20, 2016 |access-date= April 21, 2021}}</ref> [[Noah Lyles]], reigning "world's fastest man" and winner of the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 meter dash at the 2024 Olympics]], grew up in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://thezebra.org/2024/08/04/noah-lyles-100m-gold/ |title= Alexandria's Noah Lyles, Still World's Fastest Man, Wins Gold in 100m at Paris Olympics |first= Kevin |last= Dauray |website= The Zebra |date= August 4, 2024 |access-date= August 4, 2024}}</ref> Major long-distance races in the state include the [[Richmond Marathon]], the [[Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway]], and the [[Monument Avenue 10K]]. Virginia's professional caliber golf courses include [[Kingsmill Resort]] outside [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], which hosts [[Pure Silk Championship|an LPGA Tour tournament]] in May, and the [[Country Club of Virginia]] outside [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], which hosts [[Dominion Energy Charity Classic|a charity classic]] on the [[PGA Tour Champions]] in October. Notable PGA Tour winners from Virginia include [[Sam Snead]] and [[Curtis Strange]]. [[NASCAR]] currently schedules [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series races]] on two tracks in Virginia: [[Martinsville Speedway]] and [[Richmond Raceway]]. Notable drivers from Virginia in the series have included [[Jeff Burton]], [[Ward Burton]], [[Denny Hamlin]], [[Wendell Scott]] and [[Curtis Turner]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/ranking-all-time-best-drivers-from-virginia-ahead-of-richmond |title= Ranking all-time best drivers from Virginia ahead of Richmond race|website= Fox Sports |first= Bob |last= Pockrass |date= March 30, 2023 |access-date= July 20, 2023}}</ref>
[[Hampton Roads]] has produced several Olympic gold medalists, including [[Gabby Douglas]], the first African American to win [[Gymnastics at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Women's artistic individual all-around|gymnastics individual all-around]] gold,<ref>{{cite news |last=Macur |first=Juliet |title=A Very Long Journey Was Very Swift |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/08/03/sports/olympics/gabby-douglas-of-united-states-wins-gymnastics-all-around.html |access-date=August 4, 2012 |newspaper=The New York Times |date=August 2, 2012}}</ref> and [[LaShawn Merritt]], [[Francena McCorory]], and [[Michael Cherry (athlete)|Michael Cherry]], who have all won gold in the [[4 × 400 meters relay]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.chicagotribune.com/dp-spt-20160820-story.html |title= Olympic track and field local interest roundup: McCorory collects gold despite not running for U.S. women's 4x400 in final; Merritt anchors U.S. men's 4x400 win |agency=  Associated Press |newspaper= The Chicago Tribune |date= August 20, 2016 |access-date= April 21, 2021}}</ref> [[Noah Lyles]], reigning "world's fastest man" and winner of the [[Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's 100 metres|100 meter dash at the 2024 Olympics]], grew up in [[Alexandria, Virginia|Alexandria]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://thezebra.org/2024/08/04/noah-lyles-100m-gold/ |title= Alexandria's Noah Lyles, Still World's Fastest Man, Wins Gold in 100m at Paris Olympics |first= Kevin |last= Dauray |website= The Zebra |date= August 4, 2024 |access-date= August 4, 2024}}</ref> Major long-distance races in the state include the [[Richmond Marathon]], the [[Blue Ridge Marathon on the Parkway]], and the [[Monument Avenue 10K]]. Virginia's professional caliber golf courses include [[Kingsmill Resort]] outside [[Williamsburg, Virginia|Williamsburg]], which hosts [[Pure Silk Championship|an LPGA Tour tournament]] in May, and the [[Country Club of Virginia]] outside [[Richmond, Virginia|Richmond]], which hosts [[Dominion Energy Charity Classic|a charity classic]] on the [[PGA Tour Champions]] in October. Notable PGA Tour winners from Virginia include [[Sam Snead]] and [[Curtis Strange]]. [[NASCAR]] currently schedules [[NASCAR Cup Series|Cup Series races]] on two tracks in Virginia: [[Martinsville Speedway]] and [[Richmond Raceway]]. Notable drivers from Virginia in the series have included [[Jeff Burton]], [[Ward Burton]], [[Denny Hamlin]], [[Wendell Scott]] and [[Curtis Turner]].<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nascar/ranking-all-time-best-drivers-from-virginia-ahead-of-richmond |title= Ranking all-time best drivers from Virginia ahead of Richmond race|website= Fox Sports |first= Bob |last= Pockrass |date= March 30, 2023 |access-date= July 20, 2023}}</ref>


===College sports===
===College sports===
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