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City-Wide Historic Preservation Plan. Richmond 300 calls for the development and regular updating of a city-wide preservation plan to establish near and long-term preservation priorities and to identify proactive and innovative ways to protect the character, quality, and history of the city.
Feb 14, 2024 · Map of the City of Richmond, Virginia, 1861–1865 Prepared for the Richmond Civil War Centennial Committee by the Confederate War Museum, the Valentine Museum Richmond: Department of Public Works.
One hundred and fifty miles around Richmond Circular map showing railroads, roads, cities, and towns, with Richmond, Virginia at the center, Baltimore, Maryland at the north, Goldsboro, N.C. at the south, Lexington, Virginia at the West, and Delmarva Penninsula and Chesapeake Bay at the east. Includes a list of battles, 1861-1863.
Downtown has the Library of Virginia and the Valentine Richmond History Center. The city also has the Virginia Holocaust Museum and the Old Dominion Railway Museum. Richmond is home to several American Civil War museums and battlefields.
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History . City of Richmond, Virginia . Richmond was founded in 1737 by Colonel William Byrd, II. He inherited the former Stegg lands on both sides of the James River from his father and became known himself as the “Father of Richmond”. He visited Richmond in 1733 and planned to build a city to be called “Richmond”.
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Meet Our Mayor. Mayor Levar M. Stoney is Richmond's 80th and youngest elected mayor in city history. The new RVA.gov website fulfills his vision to provide citizens, businesses and visitors more ways to interact with the city government.
