It is said that when King Charles II was restored to throne, he referred to it as his “old dominion state” and even wore a silk robe that was given as a gift from the colony. In writing the Assembly referred to the colony as, “his majesties ancient colony and dominion.”
What US state is known as the Old Dominion?
Old Dominion is one of the best-known nicknames for Virginia, along with Mother of Presidents and Mother of States. The nickname probably derives from the fact that Virginia was the first, and therefore the oldest, of the overseas dominions of the kings and queens of England.