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	History of Richmond, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richmond was chartered as a town in 1742.
		The Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom, written in 1779 by Thomas Jefferson, was passed in Richmond on January 16, 1786, and the first freemasonry in America was constructed on Franklin Street between 18th and 19th Streets in downtown Richmond.
		Richmond’s population had reached 60,600 by 1880, and the James River and Kanawha Canal closed with tracks of the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad of Major James H. Dooley laid on its towpath.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/History_of_Richmond,_Virginia (3920 words)

	Richmond, Virginia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Richmond was chosen to be the capital of Virginia in 1780.
		Having the capital in Richmond has encouraged the growth of that city, especially as the politicians have steered state and Federal funding into financing transportation improvements that would benefit the city.
		Calamity at Richmond, being a narrative of the affecting circumstances attending the awful conflagration of the theatre in the city of Richmond, on the night of Thursday, the 26th of December, 1811
	www.virginiaplaces.org /vacities/24rich.html (977 words)

	Utah History Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Richmond is located fourteen miles north of Logan in Cache County.
		Richmond was incorporated as a city on 26 February 1868.
		The Richmond LDS Ward was organized in the spring of 1860.
	www.media.utah.edu /UHE/r/RICHMOND.html (650 words)

	City of Richmond Virginia - RichmondGov.com
		Richmond is a river city built on undulating hills at the rocky fall line separating the piedmont and tidewater regions of Virginia.
		Richmond's position as a center of government gives it economic stability today, but it was not always thus.
		Richmond is one of the only cities to seat both a U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and a Federal Reserve district, and downtown office buildings today house major law firms, banks, and brokerages.
	www.ci.richmond.va.us /departments/econdev/history.aspx (542 words)

	Richmond, Virginia History Internet Resources
		Civil War Richmond -- The focus of the site is Richmond's role in the war and includes a wealth of written accounts (newspaper and journal accounts during and after the war), photographs, and maps.
		Church Hill Oral History Collection -- This collection consists of transcripts of 35 oral history interviews conducted in 1982 that were part of a Historic Richmond Foundation project to document the history of Richmond's Church Hill neighborhood.
		Virginia Heritage Site -- Virginia Heritage is a consolidated database of finding aids to manuscript and archival collections and provides information about historical materials that document Virginia history.
	www.library.vcu.edu /jbc/speccoll/richmond.html (3190 words)

	Travel in Richmond - Virginia - USA - History - WorldTravelGate.net®-
		Richmond was founded in 1737 by Colonel William Byrd II.
		He inherited the former Stegg lands on both sides of the James River from his father and became known himself as the "Father of Richmond." He visited here in 1733 and planned to build a city.
		There were only 250 people living in Richmond when it became a town in 1742.
	www.americatravelling.net /usa/virginia/richmond/richmond_history.htm (464 words)

	Welcome to Richmond Public Library, History (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Richmond Public Library Association was founded under the leadership of James Gordon, and the group began to tackle problems in securing a Public Library for Richmond.
		Richmond Public Library is designated as a MURL (Major Urban Resource Library) serving residents of Richmond, Henrico, Chesterfield, and nine other Counties at no cost to those patrons.
		Richmond Public Library received a grant of $30,000.00 to provide workstations and free public access to the Internet, becoming the first Public Library in the area to offer the Internet.
	www.richmondpubliclibrary.org /rpl/history.htm (2018 words)

	Richmond, Virginia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States of America.
		Richmond city government consists of a city council with representatives from nine districts serving in a legislative and oversight capacity, as well as a popularly elected, at-large mayor serving as head of the executive branch.
		Richmond also benefits from an excellent position in reference to the state's transportation network, lying at the junction of east-west Interstate 64 and north-south Interstate 95, two of the most heavily traveled highways in the state, as well as along several major rail lines.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Richmond,_Virginia (7011 words)

	Richmond, The Essential Guide (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Richmond is one of America's most historic, and under-appreciated cities.
		Not that Richmond is a museum, the city has a skyline of modern buildings overlooking the falls of the James, and surrounding neighborhoods with beautiful old houses and tree-lined streets.
		Richmond is on the fall line of the James.
	www.ego.net /us/va/ric/index.htm (288 words)

	Navy Hill, Richmond, Virginia
		Its early history begins in the 1810s, born in era that Richmond architectural historian Mary Wingfield Scott called Richmond's "Flush Times." From its conception, the district was a diverse socio-economic population.
		Still, the history of the Navy Hill School in the twentieth century was, unfortunately, one of gradual decline.
		Courtesy the Library of Virginia, City of Richmond, Office of the City Engineer, Architectural Plans and Drawings--part of a large cache of Richmond city architectural plans and elevations dating from the late 19th to the early 20th century.
	www.library.vcu.edu /jbc/speccoll/vbha/navy1.html (5498 words)

	Richmond Virginia dot Net! \| Your Source for Local Information!
		In Richmond, Virginia, we are not only proud of our own local history, but our national significance aswell.
		Of the many famous citizens of Richmond, Edgar Allen Poe is among the most widely known, though it is not so widely known that this poet maintained a Richmond-residence for many years.
		Richmond is also home to another extraordinary attraction, The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts.
	www.richmond-va.net (177 words)

	RICHMOND REDEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING AUTHORITY, Richmond Virginia
		As we celebrate Black History Month, you may be interested to know that throughout Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority communities we recognize and celebrate Black History makers.
		Richmond's first low-income housing development, Gilpin Court, was named in his memory.
		This neighborhood is blooming with new and beautifully restored homes, lease-purchase housing for public housing residents achieving homeownership and serves as the impressive gateway to Richmond, Virginia along interstate 95.
	www.rrha.org /html/news/03/02history.htm (727 words)

	Richmond: A Walk Through History quiz -- free game (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The city of Richmond is situated at the fall line of the James River, which was named in honor of James I of England by the colonists in 1607.
		Monument Avenue in Richmond is known for its architecturally diverse houses and churches, as well as a series of statues and monuments of military heroes including Robert E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson.
		Located in Richmond is a museum dedicated to showcasing the works of a famous American author and poet who lived in the city for part of his life.
	www.funtrivia.com /playquiz.cfm?qid=191759 (608 words)

	Richmond
		Richmond was incorporated as a city in 1782.
		It became the capital of the commonwealth of Virginia in 1780, and was incorporated as a city in 1782.
		With Richmond being the state capital, it is the center of our state's government.
	www.shentel.net /school/pmms/hill/Richmondpage.htm (245 words)

	Upcoming.org: Venue: Valentine Richmond History Center
		The mission of the Richmond History Center is to engage, educate, and challenge a diverse audience by collecting, preserving, and interpreting Richmond's history.
		Located in the heart of historic downtown Richmond, the History Center is creating a lively and compelling new center for Richmonders and tourists to discover the diverse stories that come together to tell the history of Richmond.
		The History Center is the only institution in the city committed solely to this mission.
	upcoming.org /venue/20814 (435 words)

	Guide to Historic Virginia
		Before the end of the 18th century, when the free population of Richmond was less than 2,500, Jews comprised at least 100 souls, a percentage higher than was then the case for New York or Philadelphia.
		The very unusual cast-iron cemetery fence was designed by Richmond artist William B. Myers and for years after the war the Hebrew Ladies Memorial Association decorated the graves of the fallen each May in a well-attended and moving ceremony.
		There are still members of Richmond's Jewish community with fond memories of growing up at the foot of Church Hill, with aunts, uncles and grandparents nearby and receiving their early religious training in the solidly built old synagogue.
	www.cvco.org /tourism/histrich/jews.html (1145 words)

	Artcom Museums Tour: Valentine Museum - Museum of Life & History of Richmond, Richmond
		Founded in 1892 by Mann S. Valentine, the Valentine Museum is dedicated to collecting, preserving and interpreting the materials of the life and history of Richmond, Virginia, in the context of American urban and social history.
		The Valentine has the largest and finest collection of primary source material for interpreting the life and history of Richmond, with objects at once representative of significant periods and of intrinsic historical importance as well.
		The house is a major document both of American urban and social history and of American architecture and decorative arts of the Federal period.
	www.artcom.com /Museums/vs/sz/23219-15.htm (1497 words)

	Museums Galleries and Art of Richmond Virginia - Dr. Bermant
		The Museums on the Boulevard are a unique group of significant community treasures that serve as exciting destinations for educational enrichment and tourism in the heart of Richmond neighborhoods.
		The Virginia Historical Society, the Center for Virginia History, collects, preserves, and interprets the commonwealth's past for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.
		With an extensive library, museum, and archive, the Virginia Historical Society serves as the commonwealth's museum for state history.
	www.plasticsurgery4u.com /web_links_folder/richmond_museums_art.html (1159 words)

	Virginia
		One of the original 13 states (it entered the Union in 1788), Virginia was named for Elizabeth I, the Virgin Queen of England.
		Virginia holds an important place in American history, as it was home to many of the founding fathers, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, George Mason, and Patrick Henry.
		During the Civil War, Richmond, Virginia's capital, was the capital of the Confederacy.
	www.americaslibrary.gov /cgi-bin/page.cgi/es/va (155 words)

	Linden Row Inn, a Historic Hotel in Downtown Richmond VA
		We were founded to collect, exhibit, and preserve the history of Richmond's Historic Jackson Ward and the African-American who lived and died in the community since 1622.
		The Virginia Aviation Museum features the spectacular SR-71 Blackbird; 30 historic, vintage aircraft; reproductions of the Wright brothers' kite, gliders and famous 1903 Flyer; early flight memorabilia; a World War II diorama that includes the Tuskegee Airmen and Women's Airforce Service Pilots; and the Virginia Aviation Hall of Fame.
		On November 8, 1970, the Virginia Randolph Home Economics Cottage was dedicated as a museum in memory of Virginia Estelle Randolph, a pioneer educator, a humanitarian, and a creative leader in the field of education.
	www.lindenrowinn.com /leisure_museums.php (2239 words)

	City of Richmond Virginia - RichmondGov.com
		The City of Richmond and the OMBD are committed to increasing contracting opportunities for all minority-owned businesses (MBDs) and emerging small businesses (ESBs).
		If your business is minority-owned or exists in a City of Richmond Enterprise Zone and provides professional or non-professional services, there may be a special opportunity for you with the City of Richmond.
		Virginia, being among the top 12 U.S. states that is one third or more minority, ranks seventh (7th) among the top 22 American states for African American population increase.
	www.ci.richmond.va.us /departments/econdev/mbe/mbe2.aspx (860 words)

	Richmond, Virginia Apartments
		But residents in Richmond Virginia apartments don’t just live in the midst of history — they live well.
		With mild summers and winters with average snowfall of 14 inches, the favorable climate has made Virginia a major supplier of tomatoes, tobacco, apples, peanuts and potatoes, with fresh produce available most of the year.
		Richmond’s cost of living is 4% below national average — and housing costs are actually 5% below the national average.
	www.101apartments.com /rent/Virginia/Richmond.asp (502 words)

	Richmond Then and Now Home Page
		Douglas Southall Freeman, greatest southern historian and editor of The Richmond News Leader Newspaper had 25 honorary degrees and his Phd from Johns Hopkins University.
		Freeman passed in 1953 and is sleeping at Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond.
		This collection is a real treasure to genealogists and others with interest in Historic Richmond, Virginia.
	richmondthenandnow.com (185 words)

	Henrico Co. & Richmond, Virginia Genealogy & History Books
		The Descendants of Edward EANES of Henrico and Chesterfield Counties in Virginia
		Pedigree of the Descendants of Henry RANDOLPH I (1623-1673): of Henrico County, Virginia
		The Narrative of Thomas RUTHERFOORD of Glasgow Scotland and Richmond Virginia
	www.theoldentimes.com /henrico_va_books.html (681 words)

	University of Richmond (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		The nation’s leading college guides place Richmond among the best liberal arts universities in the country.
		Learn about Richmond’s Atlantic 10-leading program, as well as its many club and intramural sports.
		Richmond’s commitment to its community includes a number of educational and service programs.
	www.richmond.edu (95 words)

	Past due and on time! The Valentine Museum - use of innovative media to display African American history exhibits, ...
		In doing so, it has rescued museums from desuetude and (re-)made American history into what it truly was when it existed as the present: a vibrant and vigorous outpouring of a melange of people in love with life and all its possibilities.
		On the same Clay Street block where slave residents once outnumbered their owner's family, the Valentine, Richmond's superb urban history museum, now addresses the African-American experience in the antebellum South's principal city and provides today's visitors with a comprehensive portrayal of pre-Civil War fl and white life.
		The site's urban history is directly tied to the fl laborers who dug the James River and Kanawha Canal system designed by George Washington, which supplied the power that fueled Richmond's antebellum industrial enterprises.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1546/is_n3_v9/ai_15495026 (735 words)

	Black History Museum Cultural - Richmond Virginia VA hotels
		Located in the heart of Richmond, The Hotel John Marshall opened in 1929, and is being restored to combine its unique history with modern conveniences.
		The Crowne Plaza Richmond Downtown is located in the heart of Richmond's financial district, along the historic banks of the James River, steps from the shopping, dining and entertainment of Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom...
		The Richmond Marriott is a downtown hotel connected by skywalk to the Greater Richmond Convention Center: a new facility featuring almost seven hundred thousand square feet of convention and exhibition space.
	www.lexva.com /poi/3012.html (1845 words)

	St. Matthew's Episcopal Church, Richmond, Virginia -- History
		n 1945 the Diocesan Missionary Society of the Diocese of Virginia initiated the planning for St. Matthew's, purchasing a portion of the present property for $3500 for the first Episcopal mission to be established in the Richmond area since St. Stephen's in 1911.
		Johnston, who saw himself as a builder rather than a maintainer of churches, left St. Matthew's in 1956 and the congregation called the Rev.
		When the Rev. Lewis was elected Suffragan Bishop by the Diocese of Virginia in 1979, his assistant and later the interim Rector, the Rev. E.A. (Tad) de Bordenave III, was called as Rector.
	stmatts.thediocese.net /matthis.htm (532 words)

	Moving Companies - Movers - Richmond, VA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
		Movers - Richmond, VA If you are planning a move in or out of Richmond, VA, you have come to the right website.
		The city's recent revival has taken full advantage of the treasures of the James River, and some of the swankiest apartments on the market are the former tobacco warehouses that are now river view condos over the James.
		The Capitol, built in 1788, is a testament to the Jefferson's genius (he brought many Classical Roman architecture to Virginia, including his home in Monticello) and has been the backdrop of many movies.
	www.1movers.com /Richmond_VA.cfm (320 words)

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