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Richmond (Virginia) - Schools and universities, People

37°33N 77°27W, pop (2000e) 197 800. Port and capital of state in E Virginia, USA, on the James R; settled as a trading post (Fort Charles), 1645; state capital, 1779; scene of Virginia Convention (1788) for the ratification of the Federal Constitution; Confederate capital during the Civil War; captured by Union forces, 1865; airfield; railway; three universities (1804, 1832, 1865); corporate headquarters centre; tobacco, aluminium products, industrial fibres; Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Museum of the Confederacy, National Battlefield Park.

Richmond, New South Wales RAAF Base Richmond Richmond, Queensland Richmond, South Australia Richmond, Tasmania Richmond, Victoria Richmond railway station, Melbourne

Canada

Richmond, British Columbia Richmond, Ontario Richmond, Prince Edward Island Richmond, Quebec federal electoral districts: Richmond (electoral district), British Columbia (current) Richmond (Nova Scotia electoral district) (historic) Richmond (Quebec electoral district) (historic)

Jamaica

Richmond, Jamaica

New Zealand

Richmond, New Zealand South Island town Richmond, Canterbury, Christchurch suburb

South Africa

Richmond, Northern Cape Richmond, KwaZulu-Natal

South Korea

Richmond (U.S. army base in Korea) (see List of U.S. Army bases in South Korea)

Sri Lanka

United Kingdom

Richmond, England Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town (from where the name originates) Richmond, North Yorkshire (UK Parliament constituency), a parliamentary constituency London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Richmond upon Thames Richmond station Richmond, South Yorkshire, an electoral ward in Sheffield

United States of America

Richmond, California Richmond, Illinois Richmond, Indiana Richmond, Kansas Richmond, Kentucky Richmond, Louisiana Richmond, Maine Richmond, Massachusetts Richmond, Michigan Richmond Township, Michigan Richmond, Minnesota Richmond, Missouri Richmond, New Hampshire Richmond County, New York, the borough of Staten Island, formerly Richmond Richmond, New York, a town Richmond, Ohio Richmond, Oregon Richmond, a neighborhood in Portland, Oregon Richmond Township, Pennsylvania Richmond, Rhode Island Richmond, Texas Richmond, Utah Richmond, Vermont Richmond, Virginia, state capital and best-known US city with this name Richmond County, Virginia Richmond, Wisconsin - Three locations: Richmond, Shawano County, Wisconsin Richmond, St. Croix County, Wisconsin Richmond, Walworth County, Wisconsin

Similar places

There are multiple places named Richmond Hill There are multiple places named Richmond County There are multiple places named Richmond Township The Richmond District (San Francisco) is a neighborhood in San Francisco, California. There are several locations named after Richmond named New Richmond

Schools and universities

University of Richmond, Richmond, Virginia Richmond College-Galle - Sri lanka Richmond American International University, an institute of higher learning in London, England Richmond Secondary School, Richmond, British Columbia

People

Richmond may refer to one of the following persons:

Danny Richmond, professional ice hockey player Dennis Richmond, a local news anchor for KTVU in San Francisco.

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