Our famous people are associated with some famous - and not so famous - places. Where these people lived and travelled (or how little they saw outside of Virginia) may offer some insights into their opinions and actions. For example, the Virginians with experience living on the colonial frontier tended to support national policies that enhanced western development...
The Native American place names had meaning too. Virginia has retained some of those names, such as Accomac[k] and Potomac and Chesapeake. Out West, such as in the Crow country, the names are less familiar to us because they did not always end up on the US Geological Survey maps. Though many Virginia place names have special meaning, remember that many places named after European immigrants once had a previous set of meanings as well...