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  2. List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

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    Town of Central City (1885–1890) became town, later City of Radford (name change) Town of City Point (1826–1923) [citation needed] became part of the independent City of Hopewell by annexation in 1923; Town of Clover (1895–1998) became a town on December 14, 1895. Voted for annulment of the town charter on November 3, 1998 and was ...

  3. Jamestown, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Jamestown [a] settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas.It was located on the northeast bank of the James River, about 2.5 mi (4 km) southwest of present-day Williamsburg. [1]

  4. Historic Triangle - Wikipedia

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    The three points of Colonial Virginia's Historic Triangle, Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown, which are linked by the scenic Colonial Parkway A sign for the Historic Triangle on U.S. Route 60 just west of Grove, Virginia near Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park in James City County, Virginia

  5. 10 of the Oldest Cities in the US

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    10. Williamsburg, Virginia (1632) Williamsburg was founded in 1632 and originally known as Middle Plantation, a fortified settlement strategically built between the James and York rivers on high ...

  6. List of municipalities in Arizona - Wikipedia

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    Map of the United States with Arizona highlighted. Arizona is a state located in the Western United States.According to the 2020 United States Census, Arizona is the 14th most populous state with 7,151,502 inhabitants (as of the 2020 census) [1] and the 6th largest by land area spanning 113,623.1 square miles (294,282 km 2). [2]

  7. Virginia Peninsula - Wikipedia

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    The following is a listing of these 11 extinct shire, counties, towns, and cities, with the approximate dates they existed: Jamestown, Virginia (1607) largely abandoned as a Town after 1699; Kecoughtan, Virginia (1610), became part of Town and City of Hampton; Middle Plantation (1632), became Williamsburg after 1699; Elizabeth River Shire (1634 ...

  8. Historic Jamestown - Wikipedia

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    Historic Jamestown is the cultural heritage site that was the location of the 1607 James Fort and the later 17th-century town of Jamestown in America. It is located on Jamestown Island, on the James River at Jamestown, Virginia, and operated as a partnership between Preservation Virginia (formerly known as the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities) and the U.S. National Park ...

  9. History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia

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    The James Fort c. 1608 as depicted on the map by Pedro de Zúñiga. Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg.