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  2. List of former counties, cities, and towns of Virginia

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    Town of Big Lick (1874–1882) became town and later the independent City of Roanoke (name change) Town of Castlewood (1991–1997) became a town on 20 March 1991. Voted for annulment of the town charter on November 4, 1997 and was disincorporated on December 31, 1997. Town of Central City (1885–1890) became town, later City of Radford (name ...

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

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    The London Company sent an expedition to establish a settlement in the Virginia Colony in December 1606. The expedition consisted of three ships, Susan Constant (the largest ship, sometimes known as Sarah Constant, Christopher Newport captain and in command of the group), Godspeed (Bartholomew Gosnold captain), and Discovery (the smallest ship, John Ratcliffe captain).

  4. Colony of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Colony of Virginia was a British colonial settlement in North America from 1606 to 1776.. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.

  5. The tiny N.Y. town where bookstores rule - AOL

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    The Northern Catskills "book village" of Hobart, New York, home to around 400 residents, is also home to seven bookstores, making it a dream destination for bibliophiles. The tiny N.Y. town where ...

  6. Where exactly is NC setting of ‘Where the Crawdads ... - AOL

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    Asheville. The mountainous western North Carolina city of Asheville is mentioned several times throughout the book. Kya’s dad, Pa, is from Asheville. His family owned a plantation there, but ...

  7. Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony - Wikipedia

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    Jamestown: Legend of the Lost Colony, also known as simply Jamestown, is a vertically scrolling shooter developed and released by Final Form Games in 2011. The game takes place on Mars in an alternate history steampunk 17th century, where the planet is an English colony contested by the Spanish and the indigenous Martians .

  8. Tips & Tricks: How to Play Bubble Town (and Other Bubble ...

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    The basic principle in these games is simple -- match three or more of the same bubble by shooting new ones from the bottom of the screen to the rows towards the top.

  9. Roanoke Colony - Wikipedia

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    The Roanoke Colony (/ ˈ r oʊ ə n oʊ k / ROH-ə-nohk) was an attempt by Sir Walter Raleigh to found the first permanent English settlement in North America. The colony was founded in 1585, but when it was visited by a ship in 1590, the colonists had inexplicably disappeared.