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State Library of Virginia – Virginia State Capitol online exhibit Archived 2005-03-21 at the Wayback Machine "A Brief History of the Public Privy on Capitol Square" at Virginia Memory Virginia State Capitol, Bank and 10th Streets, Capitol Square, Richmond, Independent City, VA : 155 photos, 12 color transparencies, 48 measured drawings, 88 ...
In 1780, the capital of Virginia moved to Richmond, Virginia, where it has remained since. Virginia was the tenth state to ratify the U.S. Constitution on June 25, 1788. The state of Kentucky separated from Virginia in 1792.
The Times-Dispatch has the second-highest circulation of any Virginia newspaper, after Norfolk's The Virginian-Pilot. [5] In addition to the Richmond area (Petersburg, Chester, Hopewell, Colonial Heights and surrounding areas), the Times-Dispatch has substantial readership in Charlottesville, Lynchburg, and Waynesboro.
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.
The government of Virginia combines the executive, legislative and judicial branches of authority in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The current governor of Virginia is Glenn Youngkin. The State Capitol building in Richmond was designed by Thomas Jefferson, and the cornerstone was laid by Governor Patrick Henry in 1785.
Richmond (/ ˈ r ɪ tʃ m ə n d / RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia.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 populous city. [8]
Jefferson became Virginia's governor during the war, although he had to flee British raiders and pass through Richmond several times. In 1780, Virginia's state capital was officially moved from Williamsburg to Richmond. During the war, British troops captured Williamsburg and often raided Virginia towns accessible by water (including Richmond).
Richmond 1883 1938 The Richmond State [citation needed] Richmond Richmond Whig [34] Richmond 1824 [22] Began as Constitutional Whig in 1824 [20] Roanoke Weekly Press: Roanoke 1891 1892 "Roanoke City's first black newspaper" [35] Rockingham Register [22] Harrisonburg 1822 [20] 1914 Scottsville Sun: Scottsville: Shenandoah Herald [22] Woodstock 1817