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Virginia Independent Cities - With Hints

Virginia contains 38 out of the 41 independent cities in the United States. Can you name them all?
Arranged in order of greatest to least population.
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Last updated: November 17, 2023
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First submittedOctober 9, 2023
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Home to many retirees; popular vacation destination
Virginia Beach
Contains part of the Great Dismal Swamp
Chesapeake
Home to the largest naval base in the world
Norfolk
The state capital
Richmond
Named for an English captain
Newport News
Shares its name with an ancient Macedonian conqueror
Alexandria
Home to the oldest Anglican parish in the country
Hampton
Planter's Peanuts was established here in 1912
Suffolk
Largest city in Virginia west of #4
Roanoke
Named after an English "port" city
Portsmouth
Home to Liberty University
Lynchburg
Home to James Madison University
Harrisonburg
Thomas Jefferson and James Monroe both lived here
Charlottesville
Site and namesake of the first major Civil War battle
Manassas
The last capital of the Confederate States of America
Danville
Site of a famous Civil War siege
Petersburg
Named after King George III's father
Fredericksburg
Namesake of a famous firearms manufacturer
Winchester
Birthplace of President Woodrow Wilson
Staunton
John McAfee was raised here
Salem
Shares its name with the county surrounding it
Fairfax
Site of an odious paper mill; also the site of Ulysses Grant's headquarters during the campaign for #16
Hopewell
Renamed in 1794 after a famous Revolutionary War General
Waynesboro
Named after a Revolutionary War action in which the Marquis de Lafayette took part
Colonial Heights
Called "The Birthplace of Country Music"
Bristol
Home to a university of the same name
Radford
Similar to #14, but with an added word
Manassas Park
Second colonial capital of Virginia
Williamsburg
Named after a historic Episcopal church
Falls Church
Named after a general in the Revolutionary War
Martinsville
Its name is an Algonquin term that means "Great Marsh"
Poquoson
Named for the inventor of the lightning rod
Franklin
Named for the first "battle" of the American Revolution
Lexington
Named after a shrub with heart-shaped leaves
Galax
"Beautiful view" in Spanish
Buena Vista
Namesake of a large city on the Ohio River in Kentucky
Covington
Named after a city in Kansas
Emporia
Located on the Wilderness Trail blazed by Daniel Boone
Norton
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2 Comments
LAP3UNC
+1
Level 91
Sep 26, 2024
Former VA resident, 33/38. I'll take it, and nommed.

That paper mill is truly, truly RANCID. I hated driving on that part of I-95.

Jacktheguy
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Level 93
Sep 26, 2024
There's another one not too far away from I-64 that I used to drive by on the way to my family's river house on the Rappahannock. Can never forget such an iconic odor.
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