RICHMOND VIRGINIA
Richmond was founded in 1737. In 1775, Patrick Henry delivered his famous, "Give me Liberty or Give me Death", speech in St. John's Church in Richmond. Richmond was the largest of the 13 colonies. Thomas Jefferson, who would soon write the United States Declaration of Independence, George Washington, who would soon command the Continental Army, were in attendance at this church. They were very important during the American Revolution, which is how we became the United States of America.
It was the Capital of the Confederate States of America during the Civil War. And most of the city was set on fire and destroyed.
Richmond also used its rivers and canals to buy and sell slaves from Africa, back when slavery still happened.
After the Civil War, Richmond was ruined. Tobacco played a huge part to rebuild the city and make it successful. Inventions from that time included the world's first cigarette-rolling machine and the world's first successful electric street car system.
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Population is 204,214
Richmond doesn’t have any Professional sports teams, but they do have semi-pro baseball, soccer is big, hockey, and auto racing is also very popular in the area.
Along the James River there are parks where you can hike, bike, and enjoy the scenery on the nature trails.
There are lots of Museums and Parks
Jobs in Richmond : Tobacco is still one of the big things people do there, Law and Finance are also big money making jobs in Richmond. There are 6 “fortune 500” companies in the area. That means very successful companies.
