I grew up in Virginia, which is nicknamed "Old Dominion"
That's pretty cool, I have some family in Virgina. Why is it called "Old Dominion"?
It's called the "Old Dominion" because it was the first English colonial possession established in North America
Huh, never realized that. I assume that's where the college got its name?
Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University (ODU) is a public research university in Norfolk, Virginia. It was established in 1930 as the Norfolk Division of the College of William & Mary and is now one of the largest universities in Virginia with an enrollment of 24,176 students for the 2019 academic year. Its main campus covers over straddling the city neighborhoods of Larchmont, Highland Park, and Lambert's Point, approximately from Downtown Norfolk.
Old Dominion University is classified among "Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity" and provides
Many of the original English colonists considered members of the First Families of Virginia emigrated to the Colony of Virginia during the English Civil War and English Interregnum period (1642–1660). Royalists left England on the accession to power of Oliver Cromwell and his Parliament. Because most of Virginia's leading families recognized Charles II as King following the execution of Charles I in 1649, Charles II is reputed to have called Virginia his "Old Dominion", a nickname that endures today. The affinity of many early aristocratic Virginia settlers for the Crown