Many writers have used the idea consciously or unconsciously, but it was Virginia Woolf who proposed the idea formally for the first time in the sphere of literature.

An Analysis of the Native Elite in Colonial Virginia of British North America, 1700-1750;

During the American Civil War a tragedy happened in which the son shot dead his father in the battle of Virginia because of disaggreement in their political beliefs.

Growth and physiological changes of Quercus virginiana under salt stress;

Shoreline situation investigation in USA during the latest 30 years:An overview with special reference to the State of Virginia;