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Richmond, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Virginia Historical Society

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

1. Virginia Historical Society Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1831, the Virginia Historical Society is the oldest such institution in the South. It was located in the Stewart-Lee house in downtown Richmond until 1959, when it moved to its present quarters in Battle Abbey. The Society's extensive collections of Virginiana-manuscripts, rare books, portraits, photographs, and museum objects-form the basis for a research library and museum, as well as publications, lectures, and other public education programs.

Erected 1996 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA 33.)

Location. 37° 33.483′ N, 77° 28.371′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. Marker is at the intersection of North Boulevard and Kensington Avenue, on the right when traveling south on North Boulevard. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 428 North Boulevard, Richmond VA 23220, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Stonewall Jackson (approx. 0.2 miles away); Arnold’s Picket Driven In (approx. 0.2 miles away); Confederate Memorial Chapel (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jefferson Davis (approx. 0.3 miles away); Maury (approx. 0.3 miles away); Inner Line of Defence (approx. 0.3 miles away); Broad Street Station (approx. 0.4 miles away); Arthur Ashe Monument (approx. 0.6 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Richmond.

Virginia Historical Society on the Boulevard Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

2. Virginia Historical Society on the Boulevard

Also see . . . Virginia Historical Society. (Submitted on July 4, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Mechanicsville, Virginia.)

Virginia Historical Society Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

3. Virginia Historical Society

"The War Horse" Photo, Click for full size

By Bernard Fisher, July 3, 2009

4. "The War Horse"

(front) In memory of the one and one half million horses and mules of the Confederate and Union armies who were killed, were wounded, or died from disease in the Civil War. (rear) Gift of Paul Mellon to the Virginia Historical Society. Sculpture by Tessa Pullan, 1996.