Fredericksburg, Virginia
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| Fredericksburg, Virginia | |||
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| Motto: America's Most Historic City | |||
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| Coordinates: 38°18′6.5″N 77°28′15″W / 38.301806°N 77.47083°WCoordinates: 38°18′6.5″N 77°28′15″W / 38.301806°N 77.47083°W | |||
| Country |  United States |
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| State |  Virginia |
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| Founded | 1728 | ||
| Incorporated | 1781 | ||
| Government | |||
| • Mayor | Thomas Tomzak | ||
| Area | |||
| • Total | 27.2 km2 (10.5 sq mi) | ||
| • Land | 27.2 km2 (10.0 sq mi) | ||
| • Water | 0 km2 (0 sq mi) | ||
| Elevation | 18 m (59 ft) | ||
| Population (2010) | |||
| • Total | 24,286 | ||
| • Density | 852.7/km2 (2,208/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) | ||
| FIPS code | 51-29744[1] | ||
| GNIS feature ID | 1494947[2] | ||
| Website | City of Fredericksburg, VA | ||
| * Independent from Spotsylvania County in 1879 | |||
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Fredericksburg is a city of Virginia in the United States. It was an important city in the Civil War, because of its location by the capital of the North (Washington, DC) and the South (Richmond).
References[change]
- ↑ "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ↑ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
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