At the very heart of Virginia, Richmond and the Chesapeake Bay tidewater are, in many ways, where the US was born. Not only does this fairly compact area hold some of the most important surviving colonial-era sites, it is also where the strength of the nation was tested by the Civil War. The greatest interest is to be found in the compact Historic Triangle , east of Richmond, and in Fredericksburg , to the north, around which several crucial battles were waged.

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