Military history buffs in London were probably perplexed to see the statue of George Washington, a gift presented by the ...

U.S. Sen. Harry F. Byrd bit the dust on Wednesday — workers carted away his bronze state Capitol Square statue — and so it ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) – One of West Virginia’s most decorated and revered figures will be immortalized in the nation’s capital. On Tuesday, the West Virginia legislature passed a resolution ...

George Washington led his own fight for independence in America. Washington was born on February 22, 1732, in Pope's Creek, Virginia. His father's death in 1744 ended his formal education.