Richmond, Virginia

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Richmond is the capital city of the state of Virginia, in the United States of America. Richmond was founded in 1737 by settlers from England. Much of the American Civil War was fought near Richmond. Today, Richmond has a population of about 250,000 people, with more than a million people in the area around Richmond. Tobacco businesses were a large part of the early Richmond economy.

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