Rachel Beanland's The House Is on Fire, which chronicles the burning of a theater and its tumultuous aftermath in Virginia in 1811, checks off all those elements while also tackling the rampant ...

Seeking a better life, nearly 400 Central Virginia residents left the United States and sailed with their families for Africa between 1829 and 1865. They were among 3,700 Virginians who emigrated ...

Preservation Virginia has released its annual list of historic places in the Commonwealth facing imminent or sustained ...

The 1800s law calls for two to five years in prison ... Which law banned abortion in West Virginia? After Roe was overturned in June, it wasn't clear whether an 1870 West Virginia abortion ...

Oak Ridge Bridge was initially erected in 1882 and was one of the oldest active bridges in Virginia. The truss bridge was actually moved to the site from its previous use, which, according to ...