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

Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 7, 2010

1. Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed Marker

Inscription. This railroad bed carried coal from the Deep Run and Springfield Coal Pits, two miles to the northeast of here, during the nineteenth century. The line ran south for about six miles to the now abandoned Kanawha Canal on the James River. From there, the coal was transported to Richmond for domestic and industrial use.

Erected 1996 by County of Henrico. (Marker Number HC-4.)

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Industry & Commerce • Railroads & Streetcars.

Location. 37° 37.521′ N, 77° 35.162′ W. Marker is in Henrico, Virginia, in Henrico County. It can be reached from Ridgefield Parkway 0.4 miles west of Gaskins Road. This marker is located in Deep Run Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 9910 Ridgefield Parkway, Henrico VA 23233, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Deep Run Baptist Church (approx. 0.9 miles away); Tommy Edwards (approx. 1.3 miles away); Quioccasin Baptist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away); Quioccasin, Westwood and Pryor Cemeteries (approx. 1.8 miles away); Ridge Baptist Church UDC Memorial (approx. 2.1 miles away);

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Deep Run School (approx. 2.2 miles away); Boston (approx. 2.2 miles away); Short Pump (approx. 2.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Henrico.

Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (facing north) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 7, 2010

2. Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (facing north)

Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (facing south) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 7, 2010

3. Old Coal Pit Railroad Bed (facing south)

Deep Run Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, April 7, 2010

4. Deep Run Park

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on April 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,995 times since then and 56 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on April 7, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.