Richmond VA

Richmond, Virginia, is a US city that was discovered as an indian settlement in 1607 and was named Richmond in 1737. It is the capital of the state of Virginia.http://www.nndb.com/geo/681/000069474/ Richmond was the capital of the Confederacy during the US Civil War.http://www.hellorichmond.com/History.Cfm Richmond, VA is headquarters to Universal Corporation, Genworth Financial, Reynolds Metals, Brink's and the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond.http://www.nndb.com/geo/681/000069474/

In 1607, Captain John Smith discovered a settlement of Powhatan Indians on the site that is now Richmond, VA. An official city was founded on the site in 1737 by Colonel William Byrd II. In 1780 Richmond became the capital of the US state of Virginia. It was burned to the ground by the British the next year, and rebuilt over the next several years. Richmond was also the capital of the Confederacy during the US Civil War.http://www.hellorichmond.com/History.Cfm

The City of Richmond Parks and Recreation Department encourages visitors to hike and bike in the many parks that adjoin the city. Trails are well maintained and bike paths are smooth. Several rock climbing facilities are available for use free of charge. The city also boasts several museums and many houses that date back to the late 1700s.http://www.gonomad.com/destinations/0211/richmond.html

Richmond, VA is the birthplace of actors Warren Beatty and Hunter Parrish, actress Shirley MacLaine and author Tom Wolfe.http://www.nndb.com/geo/681/000069474/ http://richmondthenandnow.com/Famous-People-Richmond-1.html Novelist Ellen Glasgow of Richmond won the 1942 Pulitzer Prize for her novel, In This Our Life.http://richmondthenandnow.com/Famous-People-Richmond-1.html