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  2. History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) - Wikipedia

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    History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699) Jamestown, also Jamestowne, was the first settlement of the Virginia Colony, founded in 1607, and served as the capital of Virginia until 1699, when the seat of government was moved to Williamsburg. This article covers the history of the fort and town at Jamestown proper, as well as colony-wide ...

  3. Dead Frontier - Wikipedia

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    A player-run market system (named the Dead Frontier Mega Mall) was created on October 1, 2008, to facilitate trading among players. The barricading system, used to secure buildings, build personal outposts, and prevent zombies from entering them, was released on January 26, 2009. It allowed players to create their own outposts in the Inner City ...

  4. Virginia militia - Wikipedia

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    To protect Virginia and the United States, from all enemies, foreign and domestic. The Virginia militia is an armed force composed of all citizens of the Commonwealth of Virginia capable of bearing arms. The Virginia militia was established in 1607 as part of the English militia system. Militia service in Virginia was compulsory for all free males.

  5. Lists of deaths by year - Wikipedia

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    Lists of deaths by year. This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in August 2024) and then linked here.

  6. Draper's Meadow massacre - Wikipedia

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    The Draper's Meadow Massacre was an attack in July 1755, when the Draper's Meadow settlement in southwest Virginia, at the site of present-day Blacksburg, was raided by a group of Shawnee warriors, who killed at least four people including an infant, and captured five more. [ 1] The Indians brought their hostages to Lower Shawneetown, a Shawnee ...

  7. Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Website. virginia .gov. Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, [ a] is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populous city is Virginia Beach. Its most populous subdivision is Fairfax County, part ...

  8. Frontier Communications - Wikipedia

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    Frontier Communications Parent, Inc. is an American telecommunications company. [6] Known as Citizens Utilities Company until 2000, [7] Citizens Communications Company until 2008, [8] and Frontier Communications Corporation until 2020, [6] as a communications provider [9] with a fiber-optic network [10] and cloud-based services, [11] Frontier offers broadband internet, digital television, and ...

  9. Virginia in the American Revolution - Wikipedia

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    Patrick Henry's speech on the Virginia Resolves. The history of Virginia in the American Revolution begins with the role the Colony of Virginia played in early dissent against the British government and culminates with the defeat of General Cornwallis by the allied forces at the Siege of Yorktown in 1781, an event that signaled the effective military end to the conflict.