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Virginia was one of the first states in the nation to be a resource for this natural resource?
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Gold (i picked this)
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Answer:

Option B, Gold, is he right answer.

Step-by-step explanation:

Virginia was the first state in the nation that produced gold and become a resource for gold. The earliest evidence of gold are dated back to the year 1782 when Thomas Jefferson reported on a rock bearing the gold.

The first lode deposit of gold was found at the Whitehall Mine in Virginia in 1802. Moreover, in the years between 1804-1947 about 100,000 troy ounces of gold was produced in Virginia.

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