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

Richmond Defences

Battery 16 of the Inner Line

Inner Defences Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 17, 2004

1. Inner Defences Marker

Inscription. On this spot stood Battery 16 of the Inner Line of the Richmond Defences, constructed in 1862-64. This Battery, which was never assailed by the Federals, was one seventeen placed between the Confederate capital and the Intermediate Line.

Erected by Battlefield Markers Association. (Marker Number 55.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Freeman Markers (Richmond Battlefields) series list.

Location. 37° 30.108′ N, 77° 27.561′ W. Marker is in Richmond, Virginia. It is in South Richmond. It is on Holly Springs Avenue 0.1 miles north of North Hopkins Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Richmond VA 23224, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Virginia.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself

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in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Here Rest More Than One Hundred (approx. one mile away); The First Baptist Church of South Richmond (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dr. Dorothy Irene Height (approx. 1.4 miles away); Dorothy Height (approx. 1.4 miles away); Forest Hill Park (approx. 1½ miles away); Frederick William Sievers (approx. 1.6 miles away); Colonel Thomas Stegge, Jr. (approx. 1.7 miles away); Headgate Cleaner and Hydro Plant (approx. 1.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Jefferson Davis Highway (was approx. 0.7 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Manchester Elliott Grays (was approx. 1.7 miles away but has been permanently removed); Headgate (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); Headgate Cleaner (was approx. 1.8 miles away but has been replaced with another marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, January 17, 2004

2. Inner Defences Marker

now near it).

Additional keywords. Freeman Markers, Richmond Battlefield Parks Corporation, Douglas Southall Freeman

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,507 times since then and 24 times this year. Last updated on January 21, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 8, 2008, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.