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Richmond, Virginia’s History Timeline

This interactive timeline tells Richmond’s story through events from the past and objects, documents and images from the Valentine’s collection. Click on the arrows to explore the region’s history or click on the dateline and drag to get to a specific year.

1000-1600 Early Indigenous 1600-1775 Colonial 1775-1784 Revolutionary 1785-1850 Building America 1850-1865 Civil War Period 1866-1870 Reconstruction 1871-1899 Post Reconstruction 1900-1950 Early 20th century 1951-1999 Late 20th century 2000- present Early 21 century

Check out the Richmond History Timeline Lesson Plan.

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