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Utah
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Malaysia
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Richmond
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Richmond is more than the political capital of Virginia-it’s also the arts and culture capital. The Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, one of the nation’s top art museums, attracts high-profile exhibitions of work by internationally renowned artists.
Detailed explanation-2: -Richmond was founded in 1737 by Colonel William Byrd II. He inherited the former Stegg lands on both sides of the James River from his father and became known himself as the “Father of Richmond.” He visited there in 1733 and planned to build a city.
Detailed explanation-3: -After the site was surveyed by the English colonists, it quickly grew into the city of Richmond. The new town was named by William Byrd II after a place in England, because the appearance of the James River from what is today Church Hill resembled the bend in the Thames River at Richmond.
Detailed explanation-4: -Confederates burned Richmond, Virginia, their capital, before it fell to Union forces in April 1865. U.S. Capitol-Visitor Center.