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Richmond, Virginia

Capital city of Virginia, United States

Richmond is the capital city of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Incorporated in 1742, Richmond has been an independent city since 1871. The city's population in the 2020 census was 226,610, up from 204,214 in 2010, making it Virginia's fourth-most populous city. The Richmond metropolitan area, with over 1.3 million residents, is the Commonwealth's third-most populous.

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  • 1607Captain Christopher Newport led explorers northwest up the James River to the Powhatan Nation.
  • 1609Relations between the Arrohattocs and English colonists declined; tribe unwilling to trade.
  • 1610William Strachey reported on the declining Arrohattocs tribe.
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