There are four recessed chambers in the Upper Rotunda of the State Capitol ... to replace the statue of Byrd and fill the four recessed areas with statues of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln ...

In 1861, following Virginia's secession from the Union, Richmond became the capital of the Confederacy. The city's capitol building subsequently became the home of both the state's General ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) — Those walking by the south-facing entrance of the West Virginia State Capitol may notice a bronze ...

One-third of the artworks in the Capitol depict enslavers or Confederates. Of the 31 people identified in the painting “General George Washington Resigning His Commission,” displayed in the ...