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  1. 1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia. Richmond ( / ˈrɪtʃmənd / RICH-mənd) is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, [7] making it Virginia's fourth-most ...

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    Richmond is at the fall line of the James River, 108 miles (174 km) south of Washington DC, 71 miles (114 km) east of Charlottesville, Virginia, and 54 miles (87 km) west of Williamsburg, Virginia. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 an...

    Richmond began as an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610–11. English settlers returned to found a permanent town in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virginia in 1780. During the Revolutionary War period, the city was known for Patric...

    Richmond's economy is primarily driven by law, finance, and government. It has federal, state, and local governmental agencies in its downtown. The downtown also has offices for legal and banking firms. The city is home to both the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, one of 13 federal appellate courts, and the Federal Reserve Ban...

    City Connection, Office of the Press Secretary to the Mayor. Richmondgov.com Archived 2011-09-30 at the Wayback Machine. January–March 2010 edition. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
    Civil War Richmond – The South's Capital – Virginia Is For Lovers Archived 2016-01-11 at the Wayback Machine. Virginia.org (May 18, 2012). Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
    Griset, Rich. (August 9, 2013) One of the most extensive collections of Eskimo folk art is right here in Richmond. Archived 2015-07-01 at the Wayback Machine. Style Weekly. Retrieved on 2013-08-21.
    "2020 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 26, 2024.
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  3. The Geography of Virginia. Total Size: 39,594 sq. miles (source: 2003 Census) Geographical Low Point: Atlantic Ocean at Sea Level (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Geographical High Point: Mt. Rogers at 5,729 feet, located in the county/subdivision of Grayson-Smyth (source: U.S. Geological Survey) Central Point: Located in Buckingham County ...

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    Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, [a] is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach, though its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part of Northern ...

  5. Virginia was named for Queen Elizabeth I of England. She was often called the Virgin Queen because she never married. The state is also referred to as the Birthplace of Presidents. Eight presidents of the United States were born in Virginia, including George Washington and Thomas Jefferson. Richmond is the capital.

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