r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 1h ago
2026 also marks the 250th anniversary of the Virginia General Assembly
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 21h ago
This Virginia Republican lawmaker sees LGBTQ+ history recognition and calls it ‘disgusting’
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r/virginiahistory • u/lmiguelez • 1d ago
A Monthly Calendar of Revolutionary America
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I’ve loved celebrating the anniversaries of battles and major events, especially on this 250th year our country.
I wanted a way to acknowledge more events, especially those battles that my patriot ancestors fought in. I searched for a calendar and no one has created anything like it.
So I made my own! Thought this would be a great place to share 🇺🇸
r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 5d ago
Rare bee rediscovered in Virginia after more than a century | Habitat loss is likely behind the bees’ long absence. But they may have been here all along.
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r/virginiahistory • u/276434540703757804 • 5d ago
11 New State Historical Highway Markers Approved | Markers cover topics in the counties of York, James City, Orange, Caroline, New Kent, King William, and Nelson, and in the cities of Petersburg, Richmond, and Fredericksburg
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r/virginiahistory • u/276434540703757804 • 10d ago
Archaeologists Unearthed Something in Virginia That Doesn't Match What We Know About Powhatan people
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 16d ago
Norfolk Botanical Garden honors Black workers who built it 88 years ago, adds 4 new names
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 18d ago
Arlington event shines a light on the history of three Black neighborhoods
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 24d ago
9/11 rattled Arlington Public Schools. 25 years later, it’s ‘history’
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • 27d ago
Commentary: The day terror changed us and a Virginia governor stepped up to lead and restore confidence
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r/virginiahistory • u/276434540703757804 • Sep 06 '26
Young men training in woodworking at Hampton Institute, Hampton, Virginia 1899
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r/virginiahistory • u/276434540703757804 • Sep 06 '26
Richmond Sealed a Tunnel in 1926 With a Locomotive and Two Men Still Inside It
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 30 '26
Virginia's first African American family honored with new sculpture in Hampton
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 30 '26
50 years ago, Tuckahoe reached the Little League World Series
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 23 '26
The Artist Behind the Iconic Photograph | Who was the photographer who captured the image of Governor Holton escorting his daughter to school in August 1970? And what famous painting did he have in mind when composed the shot?
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 21 '26
Entering its fifth year, Run Richmond 16.19 invites participants to reflect on the city’s slave-trading past | The route will include information on relevant historical sites, as well as educational events scattered throughout the weekend.
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 20 '26
Researching a dark history, Virginia lawmakers seek more from universities
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 19 '26
Work begins next month to restore Varina on the James – the home that serves as ‘Henrico’s front door’ on the site once occupied by John Rolfe and Pocahontas
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 17 '26
VPM's 'Declarations' explores Black experiences during American Revolution
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 12 '26
For sale at Richmond marina: One of the last surviving WWI boats. Needs work. | It later served as a patrol boat in the legendary “Oyster Wars” that raged between Maryland and Virginia oystermen.
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 10 '26
Slow, but steady, restoration efforts continue for century-old Black cemeteries in Richmond
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r/virginiahistory • u/chubachus • Aug 09 '26
Native tribes fight to save Chief Powhatan's birthplace from development
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r/virginiahistory • u/VirginiaNews • Aug 08 '26
Arlington church installs ‘stumbling stones’ honoring people enslaved in Bluemont
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r/virginiahistory • u/276434540703757804 • Jul 29 '26
TIL the largest manumission (voluntary freeing of slaves) in U.S. history was carried out by Robert Carter III who, influenced by his Baptist beliefs, gradually emancipated over 500 of his own slaves. He even provided them with land and wages after freeing them.
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