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Virgina is for Lovers - so the saying goes. The nickname fits our state well, describing Virginia quite nicely. You can have it all--from the Skyline Drive in the mountains to Virginia Beach at the seashore--and everything in between, all within about a 3-hour drive of our capital city, business center and travel destination, Richmond.

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Richmond is the capital of Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia). As of the 2000 census, Richmond had a total population of 197,790.
• Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War.
• Richmond is the home of the University of Richmond and Virginia Commonwealth University. Virginia State University is about 20 miles south of Richmond, in the suburb of Ettrick. In modern times, Richmond's best-known native was tennis star and social activist Arthur Ashe. Novelist Ellen Glasgow was born and lived there. Edgar Allan Poe lived in Richmond for much of his early life. Richmond is also the home of the Richmond Braves, a minor league baseball team.

Virginia Beach, the largest city in Virginia, is on the shores of Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 425,257.
• What we now visit as "Virginia Beach" was formed in 1963, when the resort town of Virginia Beach absorbed the former Princess Anne County and reorganized as the City of Virginia Beach.

Colonial Williamsburg, is the historic district of the city of Williamsburg, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg consists of most of the buildings that comprised the original colonial capital of Wlliamsburg, some of which have been reconstructed on their original sites. Many other structures have been restored to their original 18th century appearances. Colonial Williamsburg is owned and operated (as an open-air museum) by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation.

For many years after the colonial era, the colonial section of Williamsburg was neglected as the modern town was built around it. Fearing that the buildings in the area would be destroyed as time went on, W. A. R. Goodwin, pastor of the Bruton Parish Church, started a movement to preserve the buildings in the district, and signed on John D. Rockefeller as his primary source of funding. Restoration started on November 27, 2023 and since then, Colonial Williamsburg has been nearly completely restored, and features shops, taverns and open-air markets in the colonial style.

The Governor's Palace and the Capitol building are among the significant reconstructed buildings within the restored area. The western side of the district, near the College of William and Mary, has been designated for modern shops under the name "Merchant's Square".

Harrisonburg, is an independent city within the confines of Rockingham County in the State of Virginia. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 40,468. Harrisonburg is located in the Shenandoah Valley, near to the Skyline Drive and lauray Caverns, and is home of James Madison University and Eastern Mennonite University. It is the county seat of Rockingham County.

Norfolk, was originally the Chesipean Indian town Skicoak. The Chesipeans had been destroyed by Powhatan by the time of the arrival of the first English settlers, who, in 1585, settled on Roanoke Island. In 1591, the colony of Roanoke had disappeared without a trace. The city of Norfolk was laid out in 1682. In 1862, the battle between the ironclads Merrimac and Monitor was fought in Hampton Roads, off Norfolk.

Norfolk is a major military center. With Portsmouth, it forms an extensive naval complex. The headquarters of the 5th Naval District, the Atlantic Fleet, the 2nd Fleet, and the Supreme Allied Command are there. The operating base is the largest in the United States and includes a naval air station and other facilities. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard or "Norfolk Navy Yard" is in Portsmouth, Virginia.

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