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Capital of Virginia, USA, in E central Virginia, and a port on the James River. Settled in 1637, the city became state capital in 1779. During the Civil War, Richmond was capital (1861) of the Confederate States until it fell to Union forces in 1865. Industries: metal products, tobacco processing, textiles, clothing, chemicals, publishing. Pop. (2000) 197,790.

Richmond

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and seaport of Virginia , on the James River, 336 km/209 mi from its mouth on the Atlantic, 160 km/100 mi south of Washington, DC; population (2000 est) 197,800. It is a major tobacco market and a distribution, commercial, and financial centre for the surrounding region. Industries include the manufacture of tobacco products, processed foods, chemicals, metalware, paper and print, and textiles. It was incorporated in 1737 and became the state capital in 1779. The English colonist John Smith explored the area in 1607, and the first colonial settlement was established by the falls of the James River in 1637. Fort Charles was built in 1644 to protect the community, which initially developed as a trading centre. The city was laid out in 1737, and named after Richmond, England. In 1775 the politician Patrick Henry supported the arming of the Virginia militia with a speech at the city's St John's Episcopal Church, in which he declared, ‘Give me liberty or give me death’. As capital…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Capital and seaport of Virginia , on the James River, 336 km/209 mi from its mouth on the Atlantic, 160 km/100 mi south of Washington, DC; population (2000 est) 197,800. It is a major tobacco market and a distribution, commercial, and financial centre for the surrounding region. Industries include…
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From The Macquarie Dictionary
a town in eastern NSW, west of Windsor. a coastal river on the North Coast of NSW, rising in the McPherson Range and flowing south then east to the Pacific near Ballina. About 260 km a city in the US, the capital of Virginia, in the eastern part; port on James River. a pastoral town in northern…
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From Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary
Name of counties in four states of the U.S. See tables at georgia new york north carolina virginia . Seaport city, Contra Costa co., W California, on E shore of San Francisco Bay 9 mi. (14 km.) NNW of Oakland; pop. (2000c) 99,216; chemicals, aircraft parts, electronic components; oil refineries; …
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Full text Article Richmond, Rosemary

From Encyclopedia of the American Indian in the Twentieth Century
Also known as: Rosemary Martin (b. 1937–) Mohawk urban Indian leader Rosemary Richmond was born Rosemary Martin in White Plains, New York, on December 19, 1937, to David K. Martin and Mary Elizabeth (Cook) Martin, both Mohawk from the Akwesasne (St. Regis) Reservation in upstate New York. David…
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1 City (1990 pop. 87,425), Contra Costa co., W Calif., on San Pablo Bay, an inlet of San Francisco Bay; inc. 1905. It is a deepwater commercial port and an industrial center with oil refineries and railroad repair shops. Richmond is a major center of trade with East Asia, Hawaii, and Alaska. The…
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Full text Article Richmond castle.

From The Oxford Companion to British History
(Yorks.) was the centre in the Middle Ages of the great honour of Richmond. The lands were held before the Norman invasion by Edwin, earl of Mercia, who seems to have retained them until 1068 when he rose in revolt. The honour was then granted to Alan the Red, son of Eudes, count of Penthièvre, who…
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Full text Article Richmond, Frederick William (1923–)

From Political Corruption in America: An Encyclopedia of Scandals, Power & Greed
United States representative from New York (1975-1982), convicted in 1982 and sent to prison for tax evasion and improper payments to a federal employee. Born in Boston, Massachusetts, on 15 November 1923, he attended local schools in Mattapan and Rox-bury, Massachusetts, and earned his bachelor's…
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From Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
City (pop., 2010: 204,214), capital of Virginia, U.S. Located in the east-central part of the state, on the James River , Richmond was established as a trading post in 1637 and incorporated as a town in 1742. It became the state capital in 1779 and played an important role in the American Revolution…
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The Capitol is in Richmond because of the influence of Thomas Jefferson, who was anxious to move the seat of government away from Williamsburg, the colonial capital (which the British would attack in 1799). Richmond was seen as safer, and the transfer was made in 1780. The Capitol building took…
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Full text Article Richmond, David (1941–1990)

From Freedom Facts and Firsts: 400 Years of the African American Civil Rights Experience
David Richmond made American and civil rights history as part of the "Greensboro Four," freshman classmates at North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (North Carolina A&T) in Greensboro, North Carolina. Their spontaneous sit-in at the city's Woolworth's lunch counter on…
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