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The present state capital in Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy.
Union Passenger Railway was the first successful electric street railway transit agency. It was formed in 1888 at Richmond.
Patrick Henry made his "Give me Liberty or Give me Death" speech in St. John's Church in Richmond.
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- 1733 - Richmond, Virginia founded
wikipedia.org - 1771 - Richmond flooded
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ vatimeln.htm - 1775 - Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech before the second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church (formerly Henrico Parish) in Richmond on March 23, 1775.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ virginia.html - 1779 - Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ vatimeln.htm - 1781 - January 5 - British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va
historyorb.com - 1800 - August 30 - Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia
historyorb.com - 1807 - May 22 - Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)
historyorb.com - 1811 - Theater Fire
1811 - December 26 - A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National ...Read MORE... - The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842, when it became a fully independent city.
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Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes... With Illustr. on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists, Volume 1
William C. Bryant
Appleton, 1872
Artwork
Scene on the Canal
Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes... With Illustr. on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists, Volume 1
William C. Bryant
Appleton, 1872
Artwork- 1854 - Richmond
Richmond, a city, port of entry, capital of Virginia, and seat of justice of Henrico county, is situated on the left or X. E. bank of James river, at ...Read MORE... 
January 18, 1857 - A great cold storm swept across the Atlantic Seaboard.
Snowfall totals of 12 inches were common, whole gales caused shipwrecks and damage property on islands, and temperatures near zero prevailed from...Read MORE...- 1858 - August 24 - Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
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August 24, 1858 - 1861 - May 8 - Richmond Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy
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May 8, 1861 - 1863 - April 2 - Bread revolt in Richmond Virginia
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April 2, 1863 - 1865 - April 2 - CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA
historyorb.com - 1867 - April 24 - Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars
historyorb.com - 1868 - Indictments have been found at Richmond, Va., against thirty revenue officers, for fraud.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 18, 1868 - 1869 - President's Carriage
A Richmond, Va., junk dealer has sent forward to Boston, to be exhibited at the Peace Jubilee, the old family carriage of Jeff. Davis, used during...Read MORE... - 1888 - Union Passenger Railway was the first successful electric street railway transit agency. It was formed in 1888 at Richmond.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ virginia.html - 1889 - April 3 - Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Va
historyorb.com - 1892 - KILLED BY LIGHTNING
A Man, His Wife and Three Children Found Dead at Richmond, Va.
A family of five persons were killed by lightning a few nights ago at Richmond, Va. ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Richmond
Richmond, a city and port of entry of Virginia, the capital of the state, and the county seat of Henrico co., is situated on the N. bank of James...Read MORE... - 1900 - Richmond on the James by William Wirt Henry
"And in regions far
Such heroes bring ye forth
As those from whom we come,
And plant our name
Under that star
Not known to our...Read MORE... 
Byrd Street (Union) Depot, Richmond, Va.
Postcard
Washington Monument, Capitol Square, Richmond, Va.
Postcard- 1906
Richmond, an independent city and port of entry of Virginia, the capital of the state, formerly in Henrico co., is situated on the N. bank of the...Read MORE... - 1910 - KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Richmond Lineman Touched 3,000-Voltage Current With Ungloved Hand.
Special to The Washington Post.
Richmond, Va., June 21. - In sight of...Read MORE... - 1910 - Students Have Narrow Escapes in College Fire
Richmond, Va., Dec. 25 - The north wing of Ryland Hall, the main building of Richmond College, erected in 1854, was ruined by fire of unknown origin...Read MORE... 
Old St. Paul's Church and New Parish House, Richmond, Va.
Postcard- 1935 - January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company
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January 24, 1935 - 1948 - April 22 - WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
historyorb.com - 1972 - June 7 - Richmond VA experienced its worst flood of record as rains from Hurricane Agnes pushed the water level at the city locks to a height of 36.5 feet, easily topping the previous record of thirty feet set in 1771.
The Weather Channel
June 7, 1972
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Richmond, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Artwork
Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes... With Illustr. on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists, Volume 1
William C. Bryant
Appleton, 1872
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Artwork
Scene on the Canal
Picturesque America: Or, the Land We Live In. A Delineation by Pen and Pencil of the Mountains, Rivers, Lakes... With Illustr. on Steel and Wood, by Eminent American Artists, Volume 1
William C. Bryant
Appleton, 1872
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Postcard
 Depot, Richmond, Va.)
Byrd Street (Union) Depot, Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Postcard
Washington Monument, Capitol Square, Richmond, Va.
Richmond, Virginia, USA
Postcard
Old St. Paul's Church and New Parish House, Richmond, Va.
History, News and Stories of Richmond, Virginia, USA
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1733 - Richmond, Virginia founded
wikipedia.org
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1771 - Richmond flooded
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ vatimeln.htm
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1775 - Patrick Henry delivered his famous “Give me liberty or give me death!” speech before the second Virginia Convention at St. John’s Church (formerly Henrico Parish) in Richmond on March 23, 1775.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ virginia.html
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1779 - Capital moved from Williamsburg to Richmond
www.worldatlas.com/ webimage/ countrys/ namerica/ usstates/ vatimeln.htm
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1781 - January 5 - British naval expedition led by Benedict Arnold burns Richmond, Va
historyorb.com
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1800 - August 30 - Gabriel Prosser leads a slave rebellion in Richmond, Virginia
historyorb.com
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1807 - May 22 - Former VP Aaron Burr is tried for treason in Richmond Va (acquitted)
historyorb.com
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1811 - Theater Fire
1811 - December 26 - A theater fire in Richmond, Virginia kills the Governor of Virginia George William Smith and the president of the First National ... Read MORE...
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The City of Richmond was officially part of Henrico County until 1842, when it became a fully independent city.
wikipedia.org
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1854 - Richmond
Richmond, a city, port of entry, capital of Virginia, and seat of justice of Henrico county, is situated on the left or X. E. bank of James river, at ... Read MORE...
January 18, 1857 - A great cold storm swept across the Atlantic Seaboard.
Snowfall totals of 12 inches were common, whole gales caused shipwrecks and damage property on islands, and temperatures near zero prevailed from... Read MORE...
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1858 - August 24 - Richmond "Daily Dispatch" reports 90 blacks arrested for learning
historyorb.com
August 24, 1858
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1861 - May 8 - Richmond Va, is named the capital of the Confederacy
historyorb.com
May 8, 1861
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1863 - April 2 - Bread revolt in Richmond Virginia
historyorb.com
April 2, 1863
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1865 - April 2 - CSA President Jefferson Davis flees Confederate capital of Richmond, VA
historyorb.com
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1867 - April 24 - Black demonstrators stage ride-ins on Richmond Va streetcars
historyorb.com
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1868 - Indictments have been found at Richmond, Va., against thirty revenue officers, for fraud.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
April 18, 1868
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1869 - President's Carriage
A Richmond, Va., junk dealer has sent forward to Boston, to be exhibited at the Peace Jubilee, the old family carriage of Jeff. Davis, used during... Read MORE...
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1888 - Union Passenger Railway was the first successful electric street railway transit agency. It was formed in 1888 at Richmond.
www.ereferencedesk.com/ resources/ state-facts/ virginia.html
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1889 - April 3 - Savings Bank of Order of True Reformers opens in Richmond, Va
historyorb.com
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1892 - KILLED BY LIGHTNING
A Man, His Wife and Three Children Found Dead at Richmond, Va.
A family of five persons were killed by lightning a few nights ago at Richmond, Va. ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Richmond
Richmond, a city and port of entry of Virginia, the capital of the state, and the county seat of Henrico co., is situated on the N. bank of James... Read MORE...
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1900 - Richmond on the James by William Wirt Henry
"And in regions far
Such heroes bring ye forth
As those from whom we come,
And plant our name
Under that star
Not known to our... Read MORE...
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1906
Richmond, an independent city and port of entry of Virginia, the capital of the state, formerly in Henrico co., is situated on the N. bank of the... Read MORE...
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1910 - KILLED BY LIVE WIRE.
Richmond Lineman Touched 3,000-Voltage Current With Ungloved Hand.
Special to The Washington Post.
Richmond, Va., June 21. - In sight of... Read MORE...
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1910 - Students Have Narrow Escapes in College Fire
Richmond, Va., Dec. 25 - The north wing of Ryland Hall, the main building of Richmond College, erected in 1854, was ruined by fire of unknown origin... Read MORE...
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1935 - January 24 – The first canned beer is sold in Richmond, Virginia, United States, by Gottfried Krueger Brewing Company
wikipedia.org
January 24, 1935
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1948 - April 22 - WTVR TV channel 6 in Richmond, VA (CBS) begins broadcasting
historyorb.com
-
1972 - June 7 - Richmond VA experienced its worst flood of record as rains from Hurricane Agnes pushed the water level at the city locks to a height of 36.5 feet, easily topping the previous record of thirty feet set in 1771.
The Weather Channel
June 7, 1972
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