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rich-mənd
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*SATELLITE VIEW*
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*OFFICIAL WEBSITE*
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(richmond is the capital of the ‘commonwealth of virginia’, in the ‘united states’)
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(it is the center of the ‘Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area’ (MSA) and the ‘Greater Richmond Region’)
(while it was incorporated in 1742, ‘Richmond’ has been an ‘independent city’ since 1871)
(as of the ‘2010 census’, the population was 204,214; in 2015, the population was estimated to be 220,289, the 4th-most populous city in ‘Virginia’)
(the ‘Richmond Metropolitan Area’ has a population of 1,260,029, the 3rd-most populous metro in the state)
(‘Richmond’ is located at the fall line of the ‘James River’, 44 miles (71 km) west of ‘Williamsburg’, 66 miles (106 km) east of ‘Charlottesville’, and 98 miles (158 km) south of ‘Washington, D.C’)
(surrounded by ‘Henrico’ and ‘Chesterfield’ counties, the city is located at the intersections of ‘Interstate 95’ and ‘Interstate 64’, and encircled by ‘Interstate 295’ and ‘Virginia State Route 288’)
(major suburbs include ‘Midlothian’ to the southwest, ‘Glen Allen’ to the north and west, ‘Short Pump’ to the west, and ‘Mechanicsville’ to the northeast)
(the site of ‘Richmond’ had been an important village of the ‘Powhatan Confederacy’, and was briefly settled by ‘English’ colonists from ‘Jamestown’ in 1609, and in 1610–1611)
(the present city of ‘Richmond’ was founded in 1737)
(it became the capital of the ‘Colony’ and ‘Dominion of Virginia’ in 1780)
(during the ‘Revolutionary War’ period, several notable events occurred in the city, including Patrick Henry’s “Give me liberty or give me death” speech in 1775 at ‘St. John’s Church’, and the passage of the ‘Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom’ written by ‘Thomas Jefferson’)
(during the ‘American Civil War’, ‘Richmond’ served as the capital of the ‘Confederate States of America’)
(the city entered the 20th century with one of the world’s first successful ‘electric streetcar systems’, as well as a national hub of ‘African-American’ commerce and culture, the ‘Jackson Ward’ neighborhood)
(Richmond’s economy is primarily driven by ‘law’, ‘finance’, and ‘government’, with ‘federal’, ‘state’, and ‘local governmental agencies’, as well as notable ‘legal’ and ‘banking’ firms, located in the ‘downtown area’)
(the city is home to both the ‘United States Court of Appeals’ for the ‘Fourth Circuit’, 1 of 13 United States ‘courts of appeals’, and the ‘Federal Reserve Bank’ of ‘Richmond’, 1 of 12 ‘Federal Reserve Banks’)
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(‘dominion resources’ + ‘MeadWestvaco’ – both ‘fortune 500’ companies – are headquartered in the city, with others in the ‘metropolitan area’)
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👈👈👈☜*THE 38 ‘INDEPENDENT CITIES’ OF ‘VIRGINIA’* ☞ 👉👉👉
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