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1742 to present – Richmond, Virginia. Richmond ( / ˈrɪtʃmənd / RITCH-mənd) is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. 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 ...
West End (Richmond, Virginia) / 37.62111°N 77.55833°W / 37.62111; -77.55833. The West End is a part of Richmond, Virginia. Definitions of the bounds of the West End vary, it may include only the western part of the city of Richmond or extend as far as western Henrico County. As there is no one municipal organization that represents ...
Designated VLR. February 18, 1986 [2] Arthur Ashe Boulevard (also referred to as "the Boulevard") is a historic street in the near the West End of Richmond, Virginia, providing access to Byrd Park. It serves as the border between the Carytown/Museum District to the west and the Fan district to the east. Attempts were made to rename the street ...
Richmond: State: Virginia: Postal/ZIP Code: 23220: ... Sally Bell's Kitchen is a restaurant in Richmond, Virginia. ... Code of Conduct;
August 13, 1985 [ 2] The Fan is a district of Richmond, Virginia, so named because of the "fan" shape of the array of streets that extend west from Belvidere Street, on the eastern edge of Monroe Park, westward to Arthur Ashe Boulevard. However, the streets rapidly resemble a grid after they go through what is now Virginia Commonwealth ...
Maymont is a 100-acre (0.156 sq mi) Victorian estate and public park in Richmond, Virginia.It contains Maymont Mansion, now a historic house museum, an arboretum, formal gardens, a carriage collection, native wildlife exhibits, a nature center, and Children's Farm.
The history of Richmond, Virginia, as a modern city, dates to the early 17th century, and is crucial to the development of the colony of Virginia, the American Revolutionary War, and the Civil War. After Reconstruction, Richmond's location at the falls of the James River helped it develop a diversified economy and become a land transportation hub.
1,314,434 [ 1] • Rank. 44th-largest in the U.S. GDP. [ 2] • MSA. $93.615 billion (2022) The Greater Richmond Region, also known as the Richmond metropolitan area or Central Virginia, is a region and metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Virginia, centered on Richmond. The U.S. Office of Management and Budget (OMB) defines the area as the ...