Richmond, VA Hotels, Vacations, Tourism

Founded in 1737 at the furthest navigable point on the James River, RICHMOND remained a small outpost until just before the end of the colonial era, when independence-minded Virginians, realizing that their capital at Williamsburg was open to British attack, shifted it fifty miles further inland. The move to Richmond failed to offer much protection – the city was raided many times and twice put to the torch, once by troops under the command of Benedict Arnold. Richmond subsequently flourished, its population reaching 100,000 by the time of the Civil War. When war broke out it was named the capital of the … more »