City Profile: Charlottesville, VA

(The most magical place I know)

City: Charlottesville, VA

Population: 45,049

Sister Cities:
Besacon, France
Pleven, Bulgaria
Poggio a Caiano, Italy

Fun fact: Cville is both the launching pad and home of Dave Matthews Band.

Sad fact: The city of Charlottesville has an overall crime rate higher than the national average, which tends to be a typical pattern for urban areas of the Southern United States.

Famous people from Charlottesville: Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Meriwether Lewis, Dave Matthews, Sissy Spacek

Today's Headline: Shenandoah National Park Trust launches license plate fund drive

For nearly 75 years Shenandoah National Park has been this friend to countless people. And because friendship is a partnership, there is the Shenandoah National Park Trust.

When the trust was founded in 2004 it was a committee within the National Park Foundation. The NPF is an organization established by Congress to support all 58 national parks. (continued...)

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