The wooden framework you see here represents the outline of one unit of a six unit “laborers’ quarters” built for Tredegar workers before the Civil War. Two long, multi-unit “quarters” bordered each other along the canal . . . — — Map (db m24142) HM
Born in Westmoreland County 28” April 1758.
Died in the City of New York 4“ July 1831.
By order of the General Assembly, his remains were removed to this cemetery 5” July 1858 as an evidence of the affection of Virginia for her good and honored . . . — — Map (db m8017) HM
Fifth President James Monroe was born April 28, 1758 in Westmoreland County, Virginia.
While attending the College of William and Mary he joined in the struggle for independence from Great Britain. James Monroe served with distinction during . . . — — Map (db m95589) HM
This Italianate mansion was once the bustling home of pioneering African American entrepreneur Maggie Lena Walker (1864- 1934). Walker lived here for the final thirty years of her life and greatly expanded the home to accommodate four generations of . . . — — Map (db m94571) HM
Alfred D. "A.D." Price, entrepreneur, spent his youth in Hanover County. After settling in Richmond in the 1870s, he opened a blacksmith shop ca. 1881 that expanded into a livery stable and undertaking business. He moved the enterprise to this site . . . — — Map (db m180209) HM
December 14, 1878 – November 25, 1949.
Dancer •
Actor •
Humanitarian
Native Son of Richmond ———
Internationally famous actor and dancer rendered many kindnesses to the citizens of Richmond. — — Map (db m1915) HM
Free blacks and slaves living west of Second St. and north of Broad St. founded the Third African Baptist Church in 1857. In 1858, it was dedicated on this site as Ebenezer Baptist Church, with a white minister, the Rev. William T. Lindsay, as . . . — — Map (db m56178) HM
The first African American to practice law before the Supreme Court of Virginia, Jackson lived and worked in Jackson Ward. Although local tradition holds that Jackson Ward was named for him, in fact, the ward’s name first appeared during his . . . — — Map (db m64017) HM
Before the Civil War this neighborhood was home to free blacks and enslaved individuals, along with European immigrants and Jewish residents. The area served as a city electoral district (1871-1903) and is still called Jackson Ward. By the early . . . — — Map (db m24202) HM
John Jasper was born in a slave cabin on Peachy Plantation in Fluvanna County on July 4, 1812, and lived until 1901. In 1839, while working in a Richmond tobacco factory, he was "annointed by the Holy Ghost" and went on to become a preacher.
On . . . — — Map (db m24180) HM
In 1895, the city of Richmond constructed the Leigh Street or First Battalion Virginia Volunteers Armory, the nation’s only 19th-century armory built for an African American militia. Several decades of noteworthy performance by Virginia’s black . . . — — Map (db m94007) HM
Among her many accomplishments, this African-American business woman, social activist and formidable community leader became the first woman bank president in America when she founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond in 1903. — — Map (db m119518) HM
1864 — Born July 15 to Elizabeth Draper and later works with her mother as a laundress to make ends meet
1883 — Graduates from Richmond Colored Normal School, teaches for three years before marrying Armstead Walker, Jr.
1899 . . . — — Map (db m108518) HM
Founder of the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in 1903, now Consolidated Bank & Trust Company, whose headquarters stood here 1910-1975.
"What do we need to still further develop and prosper us, numerically and financially? Let us put our moneys . . . — — Map (db m25957) HM
At this site, on August 1, 1973, officer Vernon L. Jarrelle responded to a robbery in progress. He was fatally wounded in a shoot out. Although mortally wounded, Patrolman Jarrelle returned fire killing one of his assailants.
Two others were . . . — — Map (db m108796) HM
During the 1920's this block of East Leigh Street was known as Quality Row. Upper middle class African-American families lived in these homes. Their neighborhood, Jackson Ward, became the most enterprising African-American business district in . . . — — Map (db m29354) HM
On 1 May 1946, Richmond’s first professional African American police officers were hired and assigned to the First Precinct at Smith and Marshall Streets. They were Howard T. Braxton, Doctor P. Day, Frank S. Randolph, and John W. Vann. On 16 . . . — — Map (db m1896) HM
In 1884, Bishop John Keane bought this property and established Saint Joseph, making it the first-known Catholic congregation organized for African Americans in Virginia. The original congregation began in the basement of the all-white Saint Peter's . . . — — Map (db m24177) HM
The Rev. John Jasper, born a slave in Fluvanna County on 4 July 1812, organized the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church congregation in Richmond on 3 Sept. 1867 in a former Confederate stable on Brown’s Island. A nationally celebrated preacher, Jasper . . . — — Map (db m5600) HM
Founded by the Presbyterian Church U.S. in 1914, the Assembly’s Training School was the church’s first coeducational "lay workers" school. Through the school, women barred from seminary received a theological education. Among the earliest faculty . . . — — Map (db m78771) HM
At this point, where the intermediate line of the Richmond defences crossed Brook Road, Confederate forces on March 1, 1864, repulsed Kilpatrick’s Raid, undertaken to release Federal prisoners in Richmond. On the same day, another column, under Col. . . . — — Map (db m14243) HM
Newton Hopper Ancarrow (1920-1991):
Mr. Ancarrow was born in Richmond and earned a chemistry and physics degree from the University of Richmond. After serving in World War II, he worked for American Tobacco as a chemist, and then Experiment, . . . — — Map (db m133682) HM
Regarded as a "living fossil," the Atlantic Sturgeon's appearance has changed little since the age of the dinosaurs. Capable of growing up to 14 feet in length, weighing 800 pounds, and living up to 60 years, they spend their adult years in the . . . — — Map (db m133770) HM
This tablet is dedicated
to the memory of
Colonel Thomas Stegge, Jr.
proprietor of
the Falls Plantation, 1659-70
first land-patentee permanently
to reside at the falls of James River;
uncle and benefactor of William
Byrd I., . . . — — Map (db m30357) HM
In October of 1841, Madison Washington and over 100 other men were sold from Richmond’s slave jails and ordered for export to New Orleans. Although the infamous Robert Lumpkin did not own his jail until 1844, he was one of several shippers in . . . — — Map (db m41828) HM
Spanning nearly 350 years, the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade displaced over 12 million Africans from their native lands to foreign soils. European traders eager to fill the labor vacuum in the New World participated in the capture and sale of African . . . — — Map (db m41821) HM
“I had noticed the bad condition of this gang several times on the road, the poor wretches being travel-worn and half starved, and having large sores caused by their loads and the blows and cuts they received. The ropes that confined them were also, . . . — — Map (db m41872) HM
Dorothy I. Height, civil rights leader, was born in Richmond and lived in this neighborhood until 1916. For more than 50 years she worked for racial justice and gender equality. Serving on the national staff of the Young Women's Christian . . . — — Map (db m131549) HM
The 10th National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. (1947-1956), was born in Richmond. Virginia and lived on Old Dominion St. She was the longest serving National President of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. During her tenure as . . . — — Map (db m143047) HM
The still water in front of you once flowed freely to the right. It once spun the water wheels and turbines of several paper companies (like the one to your left), ...grist mills (where the grain elevator is now to your right) ...and an . . . — — Map (db m30068) HM
(front)
Here on the site of the old market
square the Manchester Elliott Grays,
the first volunteer company in this
section, was mustered into service
May 9, 1861, commanded by Louis
Francis Bossieux. After attending
services at . . . — — Map (db m30071) HM
On September 19, 1795, Manchester Lodge No. 14, A.F.&A. M., laid the cornerstone of its first temple on this site. The ceremony was conducted by the worshipful master Archibald Campbell, grand master John Marshall, and deputy grand master Robert . . . — — Map (db m19683) HM
In the late 1700s, newly captured Africans walked this route from the docks to the slave jails near 15th and Franklin Streets. Chained at the neck and legs, they were marched at night to avoid offending citizens with their oozing sores, filth and . . . — — Map (db m30065) HM
“But the circumstance which struck us most forcibly was how it was possible for such a number of human beings to exist, packed up and wedged together as tight as they could cram, in low cells three feet high, the greater part of which, except that . . . — — Map (db m41871) HM
"Virginia will gain by stopping the importations. Her slaves will rise in value, & she has more than she wants."
-General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney of South Carolina, U.S. Constitutional Convention, . . . — — Map (db m202874) HM
The area around you was the site of events that shaped the history and culture of Richmond.
The stone docks (earlier made of wood) were the principal port for the collection and re-export of Virginia slaves. This awful trade was augmented by 5 . . . — — Map (db m30066) HM
“It forms not only an ornament to our city, but it does honor to Virginia — There is no edifice like it in all America... We defy any one to view this noble and stupendous bridge, without admiration. It makes one’s head dizzy to look . . . — — Map (db m143207) HM
“How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?” - Samuel Johnson, 1775
“We have the wolf by the ear and we can neither hold him nor safely let him go. Justice is on one scale and self-preservation on the . . . — — Map (db m41827) HM
The African Church of Manchester, later known as First Baptist Church of South Richmond, originated ca. 1821 when a group of free African Americans began meeting for worship in a private home near here. The congregation acquired a meetinghouse just . . . — — Map (db m202469) HM
The First Baptist Church of South Richmond, originally known as the African Church of Manchester, traces its origins to 1821, when a ground of free African Americans began meeting for worship. Under the leadership of Dr. Anthony Binga, pastor from . . . — — Map (db m216632) HM
“A frank and honest effort to face up to the darkest side of our past, to understand the ways in which social evils evolve, should in no way lead to cynicism and despair, or to a repudiation of our heritage. The development of maturity means a . . . — — Map (db m41870) HM
On May 21, 1607, a week after establishing Jamestown, Christopher Newport led a small band of colonists, including John Smith, up the James River. They were carrying out orders from their sponsors, the Virginia Company of London, to discover "the . . . — — Map (db m133683) HM
Architectural elements of the Priory of Saint Sepulcher (Warwick Priory), originally built more than 900 years ago, were transplanted from England to Richmond in 1925 by American diplomat Alexander Wilbourne Weddell and his wife, Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m20533) HM
(center panel)
The formal entrance drive intersects here with the original service road, which is lined with estate outbuildings. Among the first built by the Dooleys were the Estate Manager's Cottage, the Coop, and the three-story garage . . . — — Map (db m133670) HM
(center panel)
You are walking along the original service road of the Dooley’s estate. It is lined with the principal outbuildings that served the practical needs of their estate and household. This area was the work zone that supported the . . . — — Map (db m133673) HM
James H. Dooley
Business Leader of the New South
James Henry Dooley (1841-1922), the son of prosperous Irish immigrants, was born in Richmond. After graduating first in his class from Georgetown College, he enlisted in a Confederate . . . — — Map (db m133669) HM
During the Gilded Age (ca. 1880-1910) when great fortunes were being made, many ornamental estates such as Maymont were built throughout America. These extravagant showplaces demonstrated their owners' affluence as well as the upper-class taste for . . . — — Map (db m133668) HM
(center panel)
You are walking along one of the original roadways of the Dooleys' estate. It runs along the edge of the Kanawha Canal. The canal was built to allow boats to navigate around the falls of the James River. Its purpose was to . . . — — Map (db m133728) HM
Mary Wingfield Scott is credited with transforming historic preservation in Richmond, her native city. Having earned a Ph.D. in Romance Languages and Literatures from the University of Chicago, she brought a scholarly approach to the field. She . . . — — Map (db m225243) HM
This building is located within the East Franklin Street Historic District which has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the Interior — — Map (db m235951) HM
Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart, C.S.A., Commander of the cavalry of the Army of Northern Virginia, died here on May 12, 1864, in the home of his brother-in-law, Dr. Charles Brewer. Cause of his death was a wound received the previous day in . . . — — Map (db m15907) HM
Two blocks east of where you are now, baseball fans jammed 4th Street from Franklin to Grace for the opening game of the 1926 World Series between the St. Louis Cardinals and the New York Yankees.
The crowd, estimated at 7,000 to 8,000, . . . — — Map (db m228890) HM
[Top plaque:]
The Fan Area Historic District
National Register of Historic Places
Contributing
Structure
Erected
1914
Richmond Virginia
[Bottom plaque:]
This property
has been placed on the . . . — — Map (db m133721) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
10 N. Boulevard
1915
— — Map (db m133720) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
103 South Boulevard
1020
— — Map (db m133711) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
115 South Boulevard
1913
— — Map (db m133714) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
201 South Boulevard
1920
— — Map (db m133715) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Alexander
1920
— — Map (db m133712) HM
[Inscription on east face of monument:]Arthur R. Ashe, Jr. 1943 - 1993
World Champion, Author, Humanitarian,
Founder of Virginia Heroes, Incorporated,
Native of Richmond, Virginia.
This Monument was placed at Monument Avenue and . . . — — Map (db m22823) HM
Between 1885 and 1941 the present-day location of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was the site of a large residential complex for poor and infirm Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Established by R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans, the . . . — — Map (db m41812) HM
The chapel was erected in 1887 in memory of the more than 260,000 Confederate war dead and as a place of worship for the veterans who resided here in the Robert E. Lee Camp Confederate Soldiers' Home. The veterans themselves, many of them disabled . . . — — Map (db m15908) HM
Between 1885 and 1941, this property was the site of a large residential complex for poor and infirm Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Established by R.E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans, the facility was built with private funds, which . . . — — Map (db m143862) HM
[Top plaque:]
This property
English Village
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
[Bottom plaque:]
English Village
has been . . . — — Map (db m133723) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Fairfax
1920
— — Map (db m133722) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Kenmore
1920
— — Map (db m133717) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Park Lane
1920
— — Map (db m133701) HM
Between 1885 and 1941 the present-day location of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was the site of a large residential complex for poor and infirm Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Established by R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans, the . . . — — Map (db m41813) HM
Between 1885 and 1941 the present-day location of the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts was the site of a large residential complex for poor and infirm Confederate veterans of the Civil War. Established by R. E. Lee Camp, No. 1, Confederate Veterans, the . . . — — Map (db m41814) HM
This imposing building began as a one-story summerhouse built in the late 1820s by Richmond banker Anthony Robinson Jr. Expanded in 1856 into a fashionable Italianate mansion, it became a year-round residence for the Robinson family. Their enslaved . . . — — Map (db m143863) HM
This cannon marks the location of the Second Line of the Confederate Defenses of Richmond Placed in 1938 by the City of Richmond at the request of the Confederate Memorial Literary Society — — Map (db m15510) HM
Six North Boulevard
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
c. 1921
— — Map (db m133718) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Southland
1920
— — Map (db m133713) HM
The Boulevard Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior — — Map (db m133700) HM
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 . . . — — Map (db m20530) HM
Founded in 1831, the Virginia Historical Society is the oldest state historical society still in operation in the South, and one of the oldest in the nation. It was headquartered at several other Richmond locations before moving here in 1959. The . . . — — Map (db m240881) HM
This property
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
Wakefield
1920
— — Map (db m133710) HM
West of the Boulevard
Historic District
has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places
by the United States
Department of the Interior
West of the Boulevard
Historic District
has been registered as a . . . — — Map (db m170045) HM
This stone
marks the site of
eight surrounding acres of
Hartshorn Memorial College.
Founded in 1883
as a Christian College
for Negro women
by Joseph C. Hartshorn,
of Rhode Island,
in memory of his wife,
Rachel Thurber. . . . — — Map (db m29207) HM
Maggie Lena Walker was the first woman and the first African-American woman to found and be president of a chartered bank in the United States. She was born into poverty on July 15, 1864 in Richmond, Virginia to parents who worked in the mansion of . . . — — Map (db m119517) HM
Born in Fauquier County, John Marshall was admitted to the bar there in 1780 following service in the Revolutionary army. In 1783 he married Mary Willis Ambler and lived the remainder of his life in Richmond where until 1797 he accepted President . . . — — Map (db m22610) HM
Front of Monument: Born in Culpepper Co. November 9th 1825 Killed before Petersburg April 2nd 1865. Back of Monument : His remains were interred here June 24, 1891. — — Map (db m19813) HM
On March 13, 1863, an explosion destroyed much of the Confederate States Laboratory, a munitions facility on Brown's Island in the James River. 47 workers died, mostly girls under the age 17, who helped fill manpower needs and whose small hands . . . — — Map (db m79713) HM WM
Charles Sidney Gilpin grew up here in Jackson
Ward. He apprenticed in the Richmond Planet
print shop before beginning his theater career
and becoming one of the most highly regarded
actors of the 1920s. Gilpin is best known for
his title . . . — — Map (db m107932) HM
Here stood the Friends Asylum for Colored
Orphans. Lucy Goode Brooks and the Ladies
Sewing Circle for Charitable Work, all formerly
enslaved, founded it in 1871. The orphanage,
supported by the Cedar Creek Meeting Society
of Friends, provided a . . . — — Map (db m107910) HM
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