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Which City in Virginia?

Name these Virginia cities based on their starting letter and a description.
Many of these are actually towns, boroughs, census-designated places and counties rather than a city
Quiz by Aaron197
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Last updated: February 26, 2023
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First submittedJuly 2, 2020
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Description
Letter
City
Served as the capital of the Confederate States of America
R
Richmond
Site of the first permanent English colony
J
Jamestown
City home to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet
N
Norfolk
Town where Cornwallis surrendered
Y
Yorktown
Site of George Washington's estate
M
Mount Vernon
Most populous city in Virginia in terms of city proper
V
Virginia Beach
Only Virginian city that wasn't recaptured by the Union before the end of the Civil War
L
Lynchburg
City with a "Colonial" historical district
W
Williamsburg
Most populous city in Southwest Virginia. Namesake of a "lost colony"
R
Roanoke
Namesake of the bay between the Delmarva Peninsula and the rest of the state
C
Chesapeake
Town home to the FBI crime lab
Q
Quantico
It's not a news channel, it's an independent city at the end of the Virginia Peninsula
N
Newport News
Namesake of a huge metropolitan area in southeastern Virginia
H
Hampton
Former village where Robert E. Lee surrendered, now a national historical park
A
Appomattox
Courthouse
Independent city with the namesake of the most populous county in Virginia
F
Fairfax
Where the University of Virginia is situated
C
Charlottesville
Its military cemetery was built in 1864 on the former estate of Robert E. Lee
A
Arlington
Headquarters of the Central Intelligence Agency
L
Langley
Site of the deadliest school shooting in the United States
B
Blacksburg
Most populous Virginian city on the Potomac River
A
Alexandria
3 Comments
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Level 75
Jul 2, 2020
West Point is in New York. Nice quiz otherwise, 13/15.
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Level 74
Jul 2, 2020
That was meant for another quiz, sorry. Fxd now.
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Level 86
Jul 6, 2020
I would have sworn it was spelled "Appamattox". Was so frustrated. Nice quiz and definitely taught me something!