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1. Thomas Nelson Jr. born in York, Virginia. Acting governor of Virginia in 1781.
2. Robert Tucker, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Rocktown (present Harrisonburg), settled by Thomas Harrison in the Shenandoah Valley in Rockingham County, Virginia.
2. John Taylor, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. January 1, Charles Scott, born in Goochland County, Virginia. Fourth governor of Kentucky (1808-1812).

1. Samuel Smith, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. August 8, Abner Nash, born in Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. Governor of North Carolina (1780-1781).
3. November 1, Stephen Heard, born in Hanover County, Virginia. Governor of Georgia (1780-1781).

1. Josiah Smith, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. George Walton, born near Farmville in Virginia. Two-terms governor of Georgia.

1. George Newton, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. Fairfax County established in Virginia, seat Fairfax.
3. Louisa County established in Virginia, seat Louisa.
4. Richmond town chartered, in Henrico County, Virginia.

1. John Hutchings, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. Frederick County established in Virginia, seat Winchester.
3. April 13, Planter and lawyer, Thomas Jefferson, born at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia. Third president of the United States (1801-1809). Drafted the Declaration of Independence, minister to France in 1785, Secretary of State, Vice President and acquired the Louisiana Territory from Napoleon in 1803. Died on July 4, 1826 in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.

1. Albemarle County established in Virginia, seat Charlottesville.
2. William of Westover Byrd, died at Westover, Virginia. Diarist, planter and satirist of colonial life.
3. John Taylor, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1744-October 26, 1744).
4. November 14, John Phripp, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1744-1746).

1. Augusta County established in Virginia, seat Staunton.
2. Bath County settled by pioneers from mostly Presbyterian Scotch-Irish descent.
3. Blacksburg formed, known as Draper's Meadows, in Montgomery County, Virginia.
4. Norfolk city incorporated in Virginia.

1. Covington settled, seat of Alleghany County in Virginia. Coordinates 37°49'N-79°59'W. Attractions & Recreation : Douthat State Park, Humpback Bridge, White Sulphur Springs
2. Lunenburg County established in Virginia, seat Lunenburg.
3. June 24, Edward Pugh, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Thomas Newton, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Culpeper County established in Virginia, seat Culpeper.
2. John Tucker, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Chesterfield County established in Virginia, seat Chesterfield.
2. Cumberland County established in Virginia, seat Cumberland.
3. Southampton County established in Virginia, seat Courtland.
4. Robert Tucker, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
5. January 14, James Garrard, born in Stafford County, Virginia. Governor of Kentucky (1796-1804).
6. May 11, Alexandria established in Virginia. Area 15,4 sq.mi.(39.9km²), coordinates 38°48'N-77°2'W.
7. June 20, John Robinson, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1749-September 5, 1749).
8. September 5, Thomas Lee, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1749-November 14, 1750).

1. Durham Hall, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. January 1, Christopher Greenup, born in Loudoun County, Virginia. Third governor of Kentucky (1804-1808).
3. November 14, Lewis Burwell, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1750-November 20, 1751).

1. January, Wilson Newton, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1751-June 1752).
2. March 16, James Madison, born in Port Conway, King George County, Virginia. Fourth president of the United States (1809-1817). Referred to as the "Father of the Constitution," brought up in Orange County, attended the College of New Jersey (today Princeton). Served in the Continental Congress, and was a leader in the Virginia Assembly. Died on June 28, 1836, in Montpelier, Orange County, Virginia.
3. November 20, Robert Dinwiddie appointed acting governor of Virginia (1751-January 1958).

1. Dinwiddie County established in Virginia, seat Dinwiddie.
2. Halifax County established in Virginia, seat Halifax.
3. June 24, Christopher Perkins, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1752-March 1753).
4. November 19, George Rogers Clark, born in Albemarle County, Virginia. Military leader in the U.S. War of Independence.

1. March, Josiah Smith, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1753-June 1754).

1. Bedford County in Virginia formed from Lunenburg County. Named for Secretary of State Bedford for Great Britain under King George II. County seat New London(Bedford).
2. Prince Edward County established in Virginia, seat Farmville.
3. Sussex County established in Virginia, seat Sussex.
4. Upon the death of his half brother Lawrence Washington, George Washington inherited the Mount Vernon mansion and gristmill on the Potomac River in Virginia. The neoclassical Georgian style wooden structure house was built in 1743 by Lawrence Washington. The distillery built adjacent to the gristmill, became one of the largest whiskey operations in the U.S. Mount Vernon owned since 1860 by the Mount Vernon Ladies Association, is open to the public. The National Historic Landmark is located in Alexandria, Fairfax County, Virginia.
5. June 24, George Abyvon, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1754-February 1755).

1. February, John Hutchings, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1755-June 1755).
2. June 24, Richard Kelsick, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Josiah Smith, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. July, John Campbell, Earl of Loudoun, appointed governor of Virginia (1756-1763).
3. November 6, Richard Dale, born in Norfolk County, Virginia. U.S. naval officer.

1. Loudoun County established in Virginia, seat Leesburg.
2. John Phripp, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. John Tucker, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. January, John Blair appointed acting governor of Virginia (1758-June 7, 1758).
3. April 28, James Monroe, born in West Moreland County, Virginia. Fifth president of the United States (1817-1825). Lawyer, United States Senator, Minister Plenipotentiary to France, Minister Plenipotentiary to Great Britain and lieutenant in the Third Virginia Regiment, rose to the rank of lieutenant colonel. Died on July 4, 1831 in New York City, interment in Marble Cemetery, reinterred on July 4, 1858 in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Henrico County, Virginia.
4. June 7, Francis Fauquier, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1758-March 7, 1768).

1. Fauquier County formed in Virginia, seat Warrenton.
2. Mount Vernon Mansion in Virginia, home of George and Martha Washington from the time of their marriage.
3. Robert Tucker, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Wilson Newton, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Amherst County formed from Albemarle County in Virginia, seat Amherst.
2. Buckingham County in Virginia, created from Albemarle County.
3. Charlottesville, appointed courthouse seat of Albemarle County in Virginia. Coordinates 38°02'N-78°29'W. Attractions & Recreation : George Roger Clark Memorial, Thomas Jefferson Statue, General Lee Statue, Lewis & Clark Memorial, Washington Statue.
4. Christopher Perkins, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Paul Loyall, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Jeffrey Amherst, appointed governor of Virginia (1763-1768).
2. Archibald Campbell, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Lewis Hanford, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Charlotte County established in Virginia, seat Charlotte Court House.
2. Mecklenburg County established in Virginia, seat Boydton.
3. Maximilian Calvert, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. James Taylor, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Pittsylvania County established in Virginia, seat Chatham.
2. George Abyvon, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Cornelius Calvert, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. March 7, John Blair appointed second-term acting governor of Virginia (1768-October 28, 1768). Born in 1732 in Williamsburg, Virginia, died on August 31, 1800 in Williamsburg.
3. October 28, Norborne Berkeley, Baron de Botecourt, appointed governor of Virginia (1768-October 15, 1770).

1. Endview Plantation built in Newport News, York County, Virginia. Used as Confederate Captain's home, hospital and war training ground.
2. Maximilian Calvert, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Botetourt County founded, located in the Roanoke Valley in Virginia. Formed from Augusta and Rockbridge counties. Named for Lord Botetourt, governor of Virginia.
2. George Washington build a "merchant" gristmill at Mount Vernon in Virginia.
3. Charles Thomas, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. August 1, William Clark, born in Caroline County, Virginia. Explorer with Meriwether Lewis (Lewis & Clark Expedition).
5. October 15, William Nelson appointed acting governor of Virginia (1770-September 25, 1771).

1. George Abyvon, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. September 25, John Murray, Earl of Dunmore, appointed governor of Virginia (1771-June 29, 1776).

1. Fincastle founded in Botecourt County, Virginia. Named after Lord Fincastle.
2. Shenandoah County established in Virginia, seat Woodstock.
3. Paul Loyall, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. February 24, William Harris Crawford, born in Amherst (present Nelson) County in Virginia. Lawyer, cabinet member, presidential candidate and Georgia senator(1807-1813). Died on September 15, 1834 in Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
5. August 27, Gideon Blackburn born in Augusta County, Virginia. Educator, missionary to the Cherokee Native Americans and Presbyterian clergyman.

1. Charles Thomas, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. February 9, William Henry Harrison, born in Charles City County, Virginia. Ninth president of the U.S. (1841). First president to die in office.

1. James Monroe (President of the United States) attented the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
2. George Abyvon, appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. November 7, Yorktown in Virginia protested (Tea Party) the Stamp Act.

1. Scuffles broke out between Kingsmill citizens and men from nearby British ships at Burwell's Ferry in James City County, Virginia.

2. Virginia Mason Neck's history began with the construction of Gunston Hall. Home of the Virginia Bill of Rights author, George Mason.
3. Paul Loyall, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Fluvanna County established in Virginia, seat Palmyra.
2. Henry County established in Virginia, seat Martinsville.
3. Montgomery County established in Virginia, seat Christiansburg.
4. Powhatan County established in Virginia, seat Powhatan.
5. Washington County established in Virginia, seat Abingdon.
6. James Taylor, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
7. April 12, Henry Clay, born in Hanover County, Virginia. Influential political leader also called 'The Great Compromiserr' and 'The Great Pacificator'.
8. June 23, Frederick Bates, born in Goochland County, Virginia. Second governor of Missouri (1824-1825).

1. Abingdon, incorporated in Washington County, Virginia.
2. William Henry Ashley, born in Powhatan, Virginia. U.S. congressman and fur trader.
3. Rockbridge County established in Virginia, seat Lexington.
4. Rockingham County established in Virginia, seat Harrisonburg.
5. Cornelius Calvert, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Alexandria, incorporated in Virginia.
2. George Abyvon, appointed fifth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. Rocktown (present Harrisonburg) land, deeded by Thomas Harrison to Rockingham County in Virginia, for the erection of a courthouse.
4. June 1, Thomas Jefferson, elected governor of Virginia (1779-June 3, 1781). Future president of the United States.

1. Greensville County established in Virginia, seat Emporia.
2. Harrisonburg, incorporated as town in Rockingham County, Virginia.
3. James Monroe (President of the United States) studied law under Governor Thomas Jefferson in Williamsburg, Virginia.
4. Thomas Newton, Jr. appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
5. May 1, Richmond in Henrico County, made capital of Virginia.

1. British colonel Banastre Tarleton, raided Charlottesville in Virginia, hoping to capture Revolutionary leaders including Thomas Jefferson.
2. Fredericksburg, incorporated as town in Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Coordinates 38°18'N-77°29'W.
3. Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia, burned by British forces.
4. June 4, William Fleming, appointed governor of Virginia (1781-June 12, 1781).
5. June 12, Thomas Nelson Jr. appointed acting governor of Virginia (1781-November 22, 1781).
6. October 2, William Wyatt Bibb born in Amelia City, Virginia. Alabama's first governor.
7. October 19, Lord Conwallis surrendered his British Army to the American-French forces of Washington and Rochambeau, after the final battle of the American Revolution in Yorktown, Virginia.
8. November, Paul Loyall, appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1781-1782).
9. November 22, David Jameson served as as acting governor of Virginia, 1781-November 30, 1781.
10. December 1, Benjamin Harrison, elected governor of Virginia (1781-November 29, 1784).

1. Bedford County seat in Virginia, moved to Liberty (now City of Bedford).
2. Campbell County established in Virginia, seat Rustburg.
3. Richmond town separated from Henrico County in Virginia.
4. William Foushee, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1782-1783).
5. June 24, James Taylor, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. George Kelly, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. John Beckley, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1783-1784).

1. Rustburg, established as seat of Campbell County, Virginia. Named for Jeremiah Rust, who donated land for the first court house.
2. Robert Taylor, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. Robert Mitchell, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1784-1785).
4. November 24, Zachary Taylor, born in Orange County, Virginia. Twelfth president of the United States (1849-1850).
5. November 30, Patrick Henry, appointed second-term governor of Virginia (1784-November 30, 1786).

1. Buckingham County established in Virginia, seat Buckingham.
2. Franklin County established in Virginia, seat Rocky Mount.
3. Cary H. Hansford, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. John Harvie, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia.

1. Accomac settled, seat of Accomack County in Virginia.
2. Russell County established in Virginia, seat Lebanon.
3. Thomas Newton, Jr. appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. William Pennock, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia.
5. December 1, Edmund J. Randolph, appointed governor of Virginia (1786-November 30, 1788).

1. Benjamin Pollard, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. Richard Adams, Sr. appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1787-1788).

1. June 25, Virginia VA, 10th state admitted to the Union

   Virginia Today : capital Richmond. Area 42,769 sq.mi.(110.772km²), 35th largest state. Counties 95 : Accomack, Albemarle, Alexandria City, Alleghany, Amelia, Amherst, Appomattox, Arlington, Augusta, Bath, Bedford, Bland, Botetourt, Brunswick, Buchanan, Buckingham, Campbell, Caroline, Carroll, Charles City, Charlotte, Chesterfield, Clarke, Craig, Culpeper, Cumberland, Dickenson, Dinwiddie, Essex, Fairfax, Fauquier, Floyd, Fluvanna, Franklin, Frederick, Giles, Gloucester, Goochland, Grayson, Greene, Greensville, Halifax, Hanover, Henrico, Henry, Highland, Isle of Wight, James City, King and Queen, King George, King William, Lancaster, Lee, Loudoun, Louisa, Lunenburg, Madison, Mathews, Mecklenburg, Middlesex, Montgomery, Nelson, New Kent, North Hampton, Northumberland, Nottoway, Orange, Page, Patrick, Pittsylvania, Powhatan, Prince Edward, Prince George, Prince William, Pulaski, Rappahannock, Richmond, Roanoke, Rockbridge, Rockingham, Russell, Scott, Shenandoa, Smith, Southampton, Spotsylvania, Stafford, Surry, Sussex, Tazewell, Warren, Washington, Westmoreland, Wise, Wythe, York. Attractions & Recreation : AIW Albemarle-Ches-Dismal Swamp Canal, Algonkian Regional Park, Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, Arlington House-Robert E. Lee Memorial, Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Ball's Bluff Regional Park, Bear Creek Lake State Park, Belle Isle State Park, Bethel Beach Natural Area Preserve, Booker T. National Monument, Brambleton Regional Park, Bull Run Marina Regional Park, Bull Run Regional Park, Burke Lake Park, Bush Mill Stream Natural Area Preserve, Caledon Natural Area, Cameron Run Regional Park, Cape Henry Memorial, Carlyle House Historic Park, Cedar Creek & Belle Grove National Historical Park, Chesapeake Bay(VA) National Estuarine Research Reserve, Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge, Chippokes Plantation State Park, Chrysler Museum of Art, Claude Moore Colonial Farm, Claytor Lake State Park, Cold War Museum, Colonial National Historical Park, Dismal Swamp Canal and Albermarle and Chesapeake Canals, Douthat State Park, Eastern Shore of Virginia National Wildlife Refuge, Fairy Stone State Park, Fals Cape State Park, Featherstone National Wildlife Refuge, First Landing State Park, Fisherman Island National Wildlife Refuge, Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania National Military Park, Fredericksburg National Cemetry, Freedom Museum,
2. George Kelly, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. John Beckley, appointed second-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1788-September 3, 1789).
4. Front Royal incorporated, seat of Warren County in Virginia. Coordinates 38°55'N-78°11'W. Attractions & Recreation : Skyline Caverns
5. December 1, Beverley Randolph, elected governor of Virginia (1788-December 1, 1791).

1. Inception of Campbell County in Virginia.

2. Thomas Nelson, Jr. died in Hanover County and buried in Yorktown, Virginia. Acting governor of Virginia in 1781.
3. Nottoway County established in Virginia, seat Nottoway.
4. Robert Taylor, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
5. Alexander Roberts, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1789-March 3, 1790).
6. December 28, Thomas Ewing, born near West Liberty in Virginia (today West Virginia). Senator of Ohio and first U.S. Secretary of Interior.

1. Virginia population, 691,737 residents.
2. Bath County in the Virginia Allegheny Mountains, formed out of Augusta, Botetourt and Greenbrier counties, seat Warm Springs.
3. Wythe County established in Virginia, seat Wytheville.
4. James Taylor, appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
5. Robert Boyd, appointed acting mayor of Richmond in Virginia.
6. George Nicholson, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1790-December 12, 1790).
7. March 29, John Tyler, born in Charles City County, Virginia. Lawyer and tenth President of the United States. (1841-1845). Died on January 18, 1862 in Richmond, Virginia.
8. December, Robert Mitchell, appointed second-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1790-1791).

1. Mathews County established in Virginia, seat Mathews.
2. Patrick County established in Virginia, seat Stuart.
3. John Barrett, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1791-1792).
4. John Boush, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1791-October 1791).
5. April 12, Francis Preston Blair, born in Abingdon, Virginia. Journalist and Democratic politician.
6. October, Cary H. Hansford, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1791-June 1792).
7. December 1, Henry Lee, elected governor of Virginia (1791-December 1, 1794).

1. Robert Mitchell, appointed third-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1792-1793).
2. June 24, Thomas Newton, Jr. appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1792-April 1793).

1. Grayson County established in Virginia, seat Independence.
2. Lee County established in Virginia, seat Jonesville.
3. Madison County established in Virginia, seat Madison.
4. President James Monroe and his wife Elizabeth Kortright, became the owners of Ash Lawn Highland House in Charlottesville, Albermarle County, Virginia. Today, the house is a historic museum, working farm and performing arts site.
5. Wynn's Fall (Danville), founded on the Dan River in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Coordinates 36°35'N-79°24'W.
6. John Barrett, appointed second-term mayor of Virginia (1793-1794).
7. March 2, Houston Samuel (Sam) born in Lexington, Rockbridge County, Virginia. Texas independence leader, lawyer, congressman, governor and adopted by the Cherokee Native Americans. Died on July 26, 1863 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.
8. April, Robert Taylor, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1793-1794).

1. Robert Mitchell, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1794-1795).
2. April, Thomas Newton, Jr. appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. June 24, John Ramsay, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1794-1795).
4. December 1, Robert Brooke, elected governor of Virginia (1794-December 1, 1796).

1. Seth Foster, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. Andrew Dunscomb, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1795-1796).
3. June 24, Samuel Moseley, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1795-1797).

1. Botetourt County established in Virginia, seat Fincastle.
2. Robert Mitchell, appointed fifth-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1796-1797).
3. December 1, James Wood, elected governor of Virginia (1796-December 1, 1799).

1. George Loyall, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. James McClurg, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1797-1798).

1. Baylor Hill, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. John Barrett, appointed third-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1798-1799).

1. John K. Read, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. George Nicholson, appointed second-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1799-1800).
3. December 7, Hardin Burnley appointed acting governor of Virginia (1799-December 11, 1799).
4. December 11, John Pendleton, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1799-December 19, 1799).
5. December 14, George Washington, first President of the United States (1789-1797) died in Mount Vernon, Virginia.
6. James Monroe, elected governor of Virginia (1799-December 1, 1802).

1. Virginia population, 807,557 residents.
2. Tazewell County established in Virginia, seat Tazewell.
3. Seth Foster, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1800-May 1801).
4. James McClurg, appointed second-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1800-1801).
5. September, Gabriel (Gabriel Prosser), bondsman and slave who planned the first major U.S. slave rebellion, hanged in Richmond, Virginia.

1. Arlington County established in Virginia, seat Arlington.
2. William Richardson, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1801-1802).
3. May, John Cowper, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1801-June 1802).

1. Arlington House, a mansion built in the center of Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.

2. Brookneal chartered, located on the Staunton River in Campbell County, Virginia.
3. John Forster, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1802-1803).
4. June 24, William Vaughan, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1802-1803).
5. December 2, John Page, elected governor of Virginia (1802-December 1, 1805).

1. Thomas H. Parker, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. James McClurg, appointed third-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1803-1804).

1. Miles King, Sr. appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia
2. Robert Mitchell, appointed 6th-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1804-1805).
3. March 17, James (Jim) Bridger, born in Richmond, Virginia. Frontiersman, fur trader and scout(mountain man). Moved with his family to Missouri in 1812. Credited to be the first white man to visit and report the Great Salt Lake. He died on July 17, 1881 in Missouri.

1. Luke Wheeler, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. William DuVal, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1805-1806).
3. The Town of Providence (later Fairfax) incorporated in Fairfax County, Virginia. Coordinates 38°51'N-77°18'W.
4. December 7, William H. Cabell, elected governor of Virginia (1805-December 1, 1808).

1. George Fitzhugh, born in Virginia. Lawyer, author and journalist.
2. Giles County established in Virginia, seat Pearisburg
3. Thomas H. Parker, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. Edward Carrington, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1806-1810).
5. June &, John Buchanan Floyd, born in Montgomery County, Virginia. Confederate general, secretary of war and governor of Virginia.

1. Richard E. Lee, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Nelson County established in Virginia, seat Lovingston.
2. John E. Holt, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. December 1, John Tyler, elected governor of Virginia (1808-January 1811).

1. Miles King, Sr. appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.

1. Virginia population, 877,683 residents.
2. William B. Lamb, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. David Bullock, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1810-1811).

1. Miles King, Sr. appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. Benjamin Tate, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1811-1812).
3. January 15, George W. Smith, elected governor of Virginia (1811-January 19, 1811).
4. January 19, James Monroe elected second-term governor of Virginia (1811-April 3, 1811).
5. March 20, George Caleb Bingham, born in Augusta County, Virginia. Landscape, portrait painter and U.S. politician. Appointed Professor of Art in the University of Missouri. Died on July 7, 1879 in Kansas City, Missouri. The George Caleb Bingham House in Arrow Rock, Saline County, Missouri, declared a National Historic Landmark in 1965.
6. April 3, Virginia native George William Smith, appointed second-term acting governor of Virginia (April 3, 1811-December 26, 1811). Democrat-Republican, Episcopalian, member of the Virginia House of Delegates and president of the Virginia Privy Council. Born on January 1, 1762, in Bathurst, Essex County, died on December 26, 1811 during a fire destroying Richmond Theater, interment at the Monumental Church, erected on the site of the theater in Richmond, Richmond City, Virginia.
7. December 27, Peyton Randolph, appointed acting governor of Virginia (1811-January 3, 1812).

1. Hampton, independent city in Virginia on the Chesapeake Bay, attacked during the War of 1812.
2. William B. Lamb, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. Thomas Wilson, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1812-1813).
4. January 3, James Barbour, elected governor of Virginia (1812-December 1, 1814).
5. May 12, Peter Hansborough Bell, born in Culpeper, Spotsylvania County, Virginia. Third governor of Texas (1849-1853).

1. Miles King, Sr. appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1813-May 1814).
2. John Greenhow, Sr. appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1813-1814).

1. Lawrenceville created, seat of Brunswick County in Virginia.
2. Scott County established in Virginia, seat Gate City.
3. William B. Lamb, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
4. Thomas Wilson, appointed second-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1814-1815).
5. March 3, the Courthouse of Yorktown in Virginia, destroyed by a great fire.
6. December 1, Wilson C. Nicholas, elected governor of Virginia (1814-December 1, 1816).

1. Bird Islands, nearby the Eastern Shore of Virginia, Cape Charles and Fisherman Island, first shown on a navigational chart of the Chesapeake Bay.
2. John E. Holt, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. Robert Gamble, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1815-1816).

1. William B. Lamb, appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1816-February 1817).
2. Thomas Wilson, appointed third-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1816-1817).
3. November 3, Jubal Anderson Early, born in Franklin County, Virginia. Confederate Generla in the Civil War.
4. December 1, James P. Preston, elected governor of Virginia (1816-December 1, 1819).

1. William H. Fitzwhylson, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1817-1818).
2. February, John E. Holt, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1817-June 23, 1817).
3. June 23, James Taylor, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1817-June 24, 1817).
4. June 24, John E. Holt appointed fourth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1817-June 23, 1818).

1. Thomas Wilson, appointed fourth-term mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1818-September 21, 1818).
2. Francis Worker, appointed acting mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1818-1819).
3. June 23, John Tabb, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1818-June 24, 1818).
4. June 24, John E. Holt, appointed fifth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1818-June 23, 1819).

1. Covington, laid out in Alleghany County, Virginia.

2. Fort Monroe constructed near Hampton in York County, Virginia. The only Union outpost in the Confederacy during the Civil War.
3. The University of Virginia, founded by Thomas Jefferson in Charlottesville, Albemarle County, Virginia.
4. John Adams, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1819-1826).
5. June 23, Wright Southgate, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1819-June 24, 1819).
6. June 24, John E. Holt, appointed sixth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1819-June 24, 1820).
7. December 1, Thomas M. Randolph, elected governor of Virginia (1819-December 1, 1822).

1. Virginia population, 938,261 residents.
2. June 24, Wright Southgate, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1820-June 26, 1820).
3. June 26, John E. Holt, appointed seventh-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1820-June 24, 1821).

1. June 24, George W. Camp, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1821-June 27, 1821).
2. June 27, John E. Holt, appointed eight-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1821-June 24, 1822).

1. Alleghany County established in Virginia, seat Covington.
2. June 24, John Tabb, appointed second-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1822-June 28, 1822).
3. June 28, John E. Holt, appointed 9th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1822-June 1823).
4. December 1, James Pleasants, Jr. elected governor of Virginia (1822-December 1825).

1. June, William B. Lamb, appointed fifth-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. June, John E. Holt, appointed 10th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1823-June 1824).

1. Marquis de la Fayette paid a visit to Yorktown in Virginia.
2. June, William A. Armistead, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
3. June, John E. Holt, appointed 11th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1824-June 24, 1825).

1. June 24, John Tabb, appointed third-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia.
2. June 27, John E. Holt, appointed 12th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1825-June 24, 1826).
3. November 9, Ambrose Powell Hill, born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, Virginia. U.S. Civil War, Confederate general. Killed during a battle at Petersburg in 1865.
4. December 10, John Tyler, elected governor of Virginia (1825-March 4, 1827).

1. Joseph Tate, appointed mayor of Richmond in Virginia (1826-March 8, 1839).
2. June 26, Isaac Talbot, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1826-June 29, 1826).
3. June 29, John E. Holt, appointed 13th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1826-June 24, 1827).
4. July 4, Thomas Jefferson, died in Monticello, Virginia. Third president of the United States.

1. March 4, William B. Giles, elected governor of Virginia (1827-March 4, 1830).
2. June 24, Daniel C. Barraud, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1827-June 27, 1827).
3. June 27, John E. Holt, appointed 14th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1827-June 24, 1828).

1. June 24, George T. Kennon, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1828-June 28, 1828).
2. June 28, John E. Holt, appointed 15th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1828-June 24, 1829).

1. June 24, Thomas Williamson, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1829-June 26, 1829).
2. June 26, John E. Holt, appointed 16th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1829-June 24, 1830).

1. Virginia population, 1,044,054 residents.
2. March 4, John Floyd, elected governor of Virginia (1830-March 31, 1834).
3. June 24, Giles B. Cook, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1830-July 4, 1830)
4. July 4, John E. Holt, appointed 17th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1830-June 24, 1831).

1. Floyd County formed in Virginia, seat Floyd.
2. Page County formed in Virginia, seat Luray.
3. General Robert E. Lee married Mary Anne Randolph Custis in the Arlington Mansion in Virginia.
4. June 24, Wright Southgate, appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1831-July 5, 1831).
5. July 5, John E. Holt, appointed 18th-term mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1831-October 12, 1832).

1. Smyth County established in Virginia, seat Marion.
2. March 17, Moncure Daniel Conway, born in Falmouth, Stafford County, Virginia. Dickinson College and Harvard University graduate, abolitionist, author and clergyman, works e.g. 'Life of Thomas Paine'. Died on November 15, 1907 in Paris, France.
3. October, Miles King, Jr. appointed mayor of Norfolk in Virginia (1832-June 1843).

1. Danville (formerly Wynn's Falls), incorporated as town in Pittsylvania County, Virginia.
2. Rappahannock County established in Virginia, seat Washington.

1. The Baltimore & Ohio Railway(B.&O.), first steam-operated railway in the U.S. reached Harpers Ferry in Virginia.
2. March 31, Littleton W. Tazewell, elected governor of Virginia (1834-April 30, 1836).

1. The covered Humpback Bridge, built near Covington in Alleghany County, Virginia.

1. Clarke County established in Virginia, seat Berryville.
2. Warren County established in Virginia, seat Front Royal.
3. April 30, Wyndham Robertson, elected governor of Virginia (1836-March 31, 1837).
4. June 28, James Madison, died in Montpelier, Virginia. Fourth president of the United States (1809-1817).

1. March 7, Henry Draper, born in Prince Edward County, Virginia. Doctor, physician and amateur astronomer who received numerous awards for his astronomical photography. On September 30, 1880 Draper took the first photograph of the Orion Nebula, the first stellar spectrum photograph of the star Vega, in the constellation of Lyra, and was the first to take a wide-angle photograph of a comet’s tail. Died in 1882 in New York.
3. March 31, David Campbell, elected governor of Virginia (1837-March 30, 1840).

1. Greene County formed in Virginia, seat Stanardsville.
2. Roaoke County establishd in Virginia, seat Roanoke.

1. Accomac settled, seat of Accomack County in Virginia.

1. April 13, Thomas Jefferson, born at Shadwell in Albemarle County, Virginia. Third president of the United States (1801-1809).

1. Albemarle County established in Virginia, seat Charlottesville.

1. May 11, Alexandria established in Virginia. Area 15,4 sq.mi.(39.9km²), coordinates 38°48'N-77°2'W. Attractions & Recreation : Alexandria Archaeology Museum, Alexandria Black History Museum, Alexandria National Cemetery, Alexandria Seaport Center, Alexandria's History Museum, Carlyle House, Christ Church, Fort Ward Museum & Historic Park, Friendship Firehouse, Gadsby's Tavern, G.W. Masonic National Memorial, Lee-Fendall House, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum, The Athenaeum, The Lyceum, The Old Presbyterian Meeting House, Torpedo Factory Art Center.

1. Alexandria, incorporated in Virginia.

1. November 9, Ambrose Powell Hill, born in Culpeper, Culpeper County, VA. U.S. Civil War Confederate general. Killed during a battle at Petersburg in 1865.

1. Rockbridge County organized in 1778 in Virginia, seat Lexington. Area 600 sq.mi. (1.554km²).

1. March 2, Houston Samuel (Sam) born in Lexington, Rockbridge County, VA. Texas independence leader, lawyer, congressman, governor and adopted by the Cherokee Native Americans. Died on July 26, 1863 in Huntsville, Walker County, Texas.

1. Rocktown (present Harrisonburg) settled by Thomas Harrison in the Shenandoah Valley in Rockingham County, VA. Attractions & Recreation : Civil War Museum, George Washington National Forest, The Caverns of Melrose,

1. Rocktown (present Harrisonburg) land, deeded by Thomas Harrison to Rockingham County VA, for the erection of a courthouse.

1. Harrisonburg, incorporated as town in Rockingham County, VA.