Near Richmond in Henrico County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Joseph Bryan Park

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009

1. Joseph Bryan Park Marker

Inscription. Before becoming a park, this property was part of the Young family's Westbrook estate in the 1700s and later Rosewood, home of the Mordecai family. It was a gathering place for participants in Gabriel's Rebellion in 1800. During the Civil War, Confederate troops camped here. Belle Stewart Bryan purchased this site in 1909 and donated it to the city of Richmond in memory of her husband, Richmond Times publisher Joseph Bryan. The park was designed in the English Naturalistic landscape tradition. It became an auto camp in the 1920s. Federal relief programs in the 1930s resulted in further improvements. In 1952, the city's Parks Superintendent of Grounds and Structures Robert Harvey developed the 17-acre azalea garden, which became a popular tourist attraction.

Erected 2003 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number SA-57.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Horticulture & Forestry • Parks & Recreational Areas • Settlements & Settlers • War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1800.

Location. 37° 35.865′ N, 77° 28.011′

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W. Marker is near Richmond, Virginia, in Henrico County. It is on Hermitage Road (Virginia Route 161) 0.1 miles south of Bryan Park Avenue, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 4308 Hermitage Road, Richmond VA 23227, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Piedmont

and 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 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Young's Spring (about 600 feet away, measured in a direct line); Spring Park (about 700 feet away); Richmond Defences (about 800 feet away); Adèle Goodman Clark (approx. 0.9 miles away); Emmanuel Church at Brook Hill Episcopal (approx. 0.9 miles away); Gabriel’s Insurrection (approx. one mile away); The Fort Under Attack (approx. one mile away); a different marker also named Stuart's Ride (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Richmond.

Other markers no longer nearby. Gabriel’s Rebellion (was about 700 feet away but has been confirmed missing); Sheridan Maneuvers East (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing); A. P. Hill (was approx. one mile away but has been permanently removed); Stuart's Ride (was approx. one mile away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Friends of Bryan Park. (Submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.)

Hermitage Road (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009

2. Hermitage Road (facing south)

Joseph Bryan Park Gate image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, November 21, 2009

3. Joseph Bryan Park Gate

Credits. This page was last revised on July 30, 2020. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,794 times since then and 67 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on November 22, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.