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Religious leaders from Richmond, Virginia (1 C, 29 P) S. ... Pages in category "People from Richmond, Virginia" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of ...
Tom Robbins – author, studied art at Richmond Professional Institute (now Virginia Commonwealth University), worked for Richmond Times Dispatch; Jane Roberts (c. 1819–1914) – 1st First Lady of Liberia; Joseph Jenkins Roberts (1809–1876) – 1st President of Liberia; Pat Robertson (born 1930) – Christian televangelist and political leader
Andrew Jackson Montague – 44th Governor of Virginia, 1902–1906; U.S. Representative, 1913–1937; John Garland Pollard – 51st Governor of Virginia (1930 to 1934), 21st Attorney General of Virginia (1914-1918)
In August 2017, following the Unite the Right rally and a vehicle attack in Charlottesville, Virginia, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney announced that the city's Monument Avenue commission would look at providing contextual markers around the Confederate monuments as an option for dealing with the issues raised by statues honoring men who fought to ...
William Byrd II is considered the founder of Richmond. The Byrd family, which includes Harry F. Byrd, has been central to Virginia's history since its founding.. After the first permanent English-speaking settlement was established at Jamestown, Virginia, in April 1607, Captain Christopher Newport led explorers northwest up the James River to an inhabited area in the Powhatan Nation. [17]
The Three Chopt Road Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia.The district encompasses 90 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures located west of downtown Richmond.
Co-host Vanna White and host Pat Sajak make an appearance at Radio City Music Hall for a taping of celebrity week on “Wheel of Fortune” hosted by People Magazine in 2007.
The Lee Monument was a focal point for Richmond. (Most popular online maps depict the "Lee Circle" as the center of Richmond). [14] It was originally the front gate of the Virginia Base Ball Park, where the Richmond Virginians used to play. [15] [16]