The Virginia General Assembly wanted to honor George Washington, native son, Revolutionary War leader, and our nation’s first President, with a statue to be placed in the state capitol building. The ...

In a square that celebrates Britain's military triumphs stands a reminder of an historic defeat that paved the way for the ...

One-third of the artworks in the Capitol depict enslavers or Confederates. Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington Resigning His Commission,” displayed in the ...

In 1861, following Virginia's secession from the Union, Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy. The city's capitol building subsequently became the home of both the state's General ...

The statue will replace one of former Kansas Gov. George Washington Glick in the National Statuary Hall Collection at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. State lawmakers were encouraged by U.S. Rep.

Adrian J. Hinton, of Lorton, admitted he lit the fire while former President Jimmy Carter was lying in state to protest the ...