Virginia was ground zero for the English colonization of America, making it perhaps the most storied state of all in the US. It was named after Queen Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen. The English established their first permanent settlement in North America in the Virginian area of Jamestown in 1607. Initially, they struggled to maintain a food supply, even as they explored the lands for gold, spices, and other resources. A famine during a particularly harsh winter that followed two years later didn’t improve things. The English resorted to eating leather from their boots, and in some extreme cases, there were incidents of cannibalism. 

By the mid-1600s, things had gotten a lot better for the colonialists. Tobacco proved to be a lucrative export, and it was grown on large plantations through intensive slave labor. Most of these enslaved people came from West Africa. Tobacco plantation owners enjoyed incredible wealth and luxury thanks to the high demand for tobacco. Still, most white settlers had to do subsistence farming to care for themselves and their families.

The 17th century marked a conflict between the colonists and the Native Indian tribes who had called Virginia home before their arrival. Throughout the 1750s and 60s, these tribes allied themselves with the French, who were rivals of the British empire. This period was known as the French and Indian War. Even so, the colony of Virginia quickly became the richest and most densely populated of the thirteen English colonies in North America with an elected General Assembly. The wealthy planters played a crucial role in America breaking away from the influence of Great Britain in 1776. It was they who helped write the Declaration of Independence and Constitutional Convention. They also helped establish the Bill of Rights. It’s worth noting that 4 out of the first 5 Presidents of the United States came from Virginia. It shows just how influential this state was in shaping the course of American history.

Virginia became the biggest state by the population during the American Civil War to join the Confederates. Unionists in Virginia retaliated by creating a separate state called West Virginia. During this period, Virginia’s economy took a nosedive, and it wasn’t until many years after the war ended that the state got back on its feet again. The tobacco industry experienced a revival, as did coal mining and other industrial activities.

As of April 2020, the population of Virginia is 8,631,393 people. It's one of the more densely populated states, so there's high demand for housing; hence the popularity of Virginia modular homes and used mobile homes for sale. 

Virginia, particularly Northern Virginia, leans more towards liberal policies and voting, while the southern rural areas tend to be more conservative. 

Tobacco is still one of the state's biggest earners, although it's been supplanted by livestock and livestock products, which now generate bulk of its total agricultural receipts. Their top agricultural products are beef cattle, dairy products, and broilers. Crops grown in Virginia include wheat, potatoes, tomatoes, sweet corn, cotton, wheat, and peanuts. Virginia leads in the production of crab and oysters. Coal remains the leading mined product in the state. 

Thanks to rapid population growth, the real estate market has seen increased activity, from the construction of Virginia modular homes to more Virginia mobile homes for sale across the state. If you're thinking of investing in Virginia modular homes, now is the time to do it.

Virginia experiences a humid, sub-tropical climate with hot summers and mild winters. The state receives around 205 sunny days per year and gets moderate rainfall on an average of 115 days each year—the summer temperatures peak in July at around 87 degrees. Winter lows in January drop to 25 degrees.

Virginia is home to some of the finest learning institutions in America, like the University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson. Virginia Tech is a bastion in STEM subjects, and their Hokies football team is nothing to sneeze at either. The William & Mary was the first institution with a Royal Charter and the first law school in America. Education in Virginia is noted for its high quality compared to other states in the region. Moving into Virginia modular homes guarantees you and your children greater opportunities for higher learning.

• Compared to other east coast areas, living in Virginia is reasonably affordable. Naturally, the cost of modular homes in Virginia varies from city to neighborhood, but it tends to be cheaper in Richmond, the capital. That means Virginia modular homes won't be too expensive to buy.

• Virginia has some of the country's lowest property crime and violent crime rates. Whether you buy modular homes for sale in Virginia or mobile homes for sale in Virginia, you can be sure you're making a home in one of the safest states in the US.

• Higher education in Virginia is top-notch. Whether at newly constructed Virginia modular homes, your children will receive discounted access to the University of Virginia if you choose to live here.