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    Virginia Central Railroad during the Civil War, The

    The Virginia General Assembly chartered the Louisa Railroad, the predecessor of the Virginia Central Railroad, in 1836. The line’s eastern terminus was at Hanover Junction (present-day Doswell), about... Find Out More

  • Vagrancy Act of 1866
  • Lila Meade Valentine (1865–1921)
  • Elizabeth L. Van Lew (1818–1900)
  • Sheldon Vanauken (1914–1996)
  • Charles S. Venable (1827–1900)
  • Bethany Veney (ca. 1815­–1916)
  • Vice Presidents of the United States from Virginia
  • "Viewed by a Thousand People," Roanoke Times ...
  • Virginia Baptist State Convention
  • Virginia Cavalier, The
  • Virginia Central Railroad during the Civil War, The
  • Virginia Company of London
  • Virginia Convention of 1861
  • The Virginia Declaration of Rights, First Draft (1776)
  • Virginia Delegates to the Constitutional Convention of 1787
  • Virginia Gazette and General Advertiser (September 28, 1791)
  • Excerpt from the Virginia Gazette (December 14, 1769)
  • Virginia Gentleman, The
  • The Virginia History and Textbook Commission
  • Virginia Military Institute during the Civil War
  • Virginia Mob, New-York Spectator (August 20, 1835)
  • Virginia Ordinance of Secession (April 17, 1861)
  • Virginia Railroads during the Civil War
  • "Virginia Republican Convention: Full Report of Proceedings" from the...
  • Virginia Resolves on the Stamp Act (1765)
  • Virginia Slave Narratives
  • Virginia Slavery Debate of 1831–1832, The
  • Virginia Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery, The
  • Virginia Soldiers (Confederate) during the Civil War
  • Virginia State Capitol during the Civil War, The
  • Virginia State Hospitals for Mental Patients (1934)
  • Virginia State Song
  • Virginia Statute for Establishing Religious Freedom (1786)
  • Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals Decision in Pleasants v....
  • Virginia Tech Shootings
  • Virginia Writers Project
  • VIRGINIA: In the High Court of Chancery, MARCH 16,...
  • Virginia’s State Parks
  • “A Vision Upon this Concept of the Faery Queene”...
  • Jane Vobe (by 1733–1786)
  • Voyage of Anthony Chester (1707)

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