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Colonial Virginia ___Here's an interesting history of Virginia's early days. Topics touched upon include the London Company and the Plymouth Company, Jamestown, John Smith and Pocahontas, and King Philip's War. - Text only - From Henry William Elson -
http://www.usahistory.info/southern/Virginia.html

Find a Grave - Virginia ___Brief biographies of 1,935 'famous' citizens, many with information about their claims to fame, causes of death and burial places, and photos. - Illustrated - From Find a Grave - http://www.findagrave.com/php/famous.php?page=state&FSstateid=48

Guide to Historic Virginia ___Learn about historic places and events, Virginia in the Civil War, railway history and Richmond's Jewish community. - Illustrated - Page One History Publications - http://www.cvco.org/tourism/histrich/index.html

Historic Alexandria ___"What a nice way to learn about Virginia's history! This site is designed specifically for kids, and links to such sections as 'Historic Alexandria Hauntings,' 'Alexandria Black History Resource Center,' and 'Fort Ward Museum and Historic Site.' There are six sections
in total, each offering puzzles, games, activities, quizzes, colouring pages, pictures or information." - Illustrated - From the City of Alexandria - http://oha.ci.alexandria.va.us/

History of Virginia__ "The recorded History of Virginia began with settlement of the geographic region now known as the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States thousands of years ago by Native Americans. European settlement did not permanently occur until the establishment of Jamestown in 1607, by English colonists." An encyclopedic article about the history of Virginia. - From wikipedia - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Virginia

Mount Vernon ___A lovely website about George Washington and Mount Vernon, his home in Virginia. Don't forget to take a cyber tour of the mansion. - Illustrated - From the Mount Vernon Ladies Association - http://www.mountvernon.org/

State of Virginia History ___Not an attractive page, but the facts are here. Historic Virginia - Text only - From SouthEastern Genealogy - http://www.segenealogy.com/virginia/va_state/history.htm

Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, Inc. ___Maps, photos and text descriptions of Surry County's history. - Illustrated - From The Surry County, Virginia, Historical Society and Museums, Inc. - http://www.rootsweb.com/~vaschsm/

The US50 - A Guide to the State of Virginia ___A general overview of the history of Virginia and brief biographies of historic figures. - Text only - From Erik Schubach and TheUS50.com - http://www.theus50.com/virginia/history.shtml

Virginia ___A good overview of the history of Virginia, plus statistics, demographic information, and links to "... selected famous natives and residents." - Illustrated - From Pearson Education, publishing as Infoplease - http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0108283.html

Virginia Ghost Towns ___These brief reports about this state's ghost towns are submitted by viewers. - Map - From Ghosttowns.com - http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/va/va.html

Virginia Historical Society ___Text and photos, lessons plans, archived magazine articles, maps, news and events, publications, and other resources are most easily accessed from the site map. - Illustrated - From the Virginia Historical Society - http://www.vahistorical.org/index.htm

Virginia History ___A printable page which provides a brief overview of the history of Virginia. - Text only - From Yahoo! Travel - http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-501540-virginia_history-i

Virginia: History ___Topics include Sir Walter Raleigh, the plantation system, slavery and the Civil War and desegregation. - Text only - From The Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th ed. - http://www.factmonster.com/ce6/us/A0861809.html

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