About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 148. Chapters: Richmond, Virginia, Norfolk, Virginia, Charlottesville, Virginia, Falls Church, Virginia, Newport News, Virginia, Williamsburg, Virginia, Roanoke, Virginia, Fredericksburg, Virginia, Danville, Virginia, Portsmouth, Virginia, Virginia Beach, Virginia, Hampton, Virginia, Chesapeake, Virginia, Fairfax, Virginia, Hopewell, Virginia, Lynchburg, Virginia, Petersburg, Virginia, Martinsville, Virginia, Lexington, Virginia, Bristol, Virginia, Manassas, Virginia, Winchester, Virginia, Harrisonburg, Virginia, Colonial Heights, Virginia, Buena Vista, Virginia, Norton, Virginia, Franklin, Virginia, Bedford, Virginia, Salem, Virginia, Poquoson, Virginia, Radford, Virginia, Emporia, Virginia, Galax, Virginia, Manassas Park, Virginia, Waynesboro, Virginia, Covington, Virginia, Alexandria, Virginia, Staunton, Virginia, Suffolk, Virginia, List of cities in Virginia. Excerpt: Richmond ( ) is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. Richmond is the center of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) and the Greater Richmond area. The population within the city limits was 204,214 in 2010, with an estimated population of 1,231,675 for the Richmond Metropolitan Area - making it the third largest in Virginia. Surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties, the city is located at the intersections of Interstate 95 and Interstate 64, and encircled by Interstate 295 and Virginia State Route 288. The site of Richmond, at the fall line of the James River, had been an important village of the Powhatan Confederacy, and was briefly settled by English colonists from Jamestown in 1609, and in 1610-11. The present city of Richmond was founded in 1737. It became the capital of the Colony and Dominion of Virg...
