Richmond is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. Like all Virginia municipalities incorporated as cities, it is an independent city and not part of any county. It is surrounded by Henrico and Chesterfield counties. The population was around 200,000 in 2007, with an estimated population of 1.25 million for the Richmond Metropolitan Area. The city is located north of Chester and Petersburg and south of Mechanicsville.

The site of Richmond, was initially settled by English settlers from Jamestown in 1609. Prior to 1607, the Powhatan Indian tribe lived in the region. The current day city of Richmond was founded in 1737. Richmond became the capital of the Colony of Virginia in 1780. Several notable events occurred in the city, during the Revolutionary War timeframe, including Patrick Henry's "Give me liberty or give me death" speech in 1775 at St. John's Church. It was a critical and defining moment for deciding Virginia's participation in the First Continental Congress and setting the course for revolution and independence. Richmond served as the capital of the Confederate States of America, during the Civil War, and today many important American Civil War landmarks remain. A few of which include the Virginia State Capitol and the White House of the Confederacy.

Richmond is one of only twelve cities in the United States to be home to a Federal Reserve Bank. There are also nine Fortune 500, and thirteen Fortune 1000 companies in the city. Richmond's economy also relies on tourism because of many historic sights are in or nearby.

William Byrd was granted lands on the James River that included the area that became Richmond in 1673. He was a trader and established a fort on the land. His son inherited his land in 1704, and in 1737 founded the town of Richmond and the town grid was established. Byrd named the city Richmond after the English town of Richmond in England. The town was incorporated in 1742.

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Richmond, Virginia is only an two hour drive or so from Raleigh, North Carolina. Because of it close proximity to Raleigh, it became another great location to expand our fence company territory to. In 2007 we expanded our business to Charlotte, which is about a two hour drive from Raleigh. Richmond is closer to Raleigh than Charlotte and became an ideal opportunity to expand our territory to. Raleigh is the Capital of North Carolina and its history is just as interesting. Being able to serve two Capital cities is truely an honor.

Unfortunately, a fence must be big enough for us to be able to drive the lengthy distance to Mechanicsville. If your fence is large enough, we can likely save you hundreds of dollars and sometimes thousands of dollars on the cost of your wood fence. Many other Richmond fence companies are at a disadvantage because of our experience and business structure.