General Characteristics
Primary function: Close air support
Contractor: Fairchild Republic Co.
Power plant: Two General Electric TF34-GE-100 turbofans
Thrust: 9,065 pounds each engine
Length: 53 feet, . . . — — Map (db m289194) HM
This marker commemorates the remains of six African Americans discovered approximately 75 yards west of this site during construction of the Defense Supply Center Richmond's Child Development Center in October of 1998.
Analysis prepared at . . . — — Map (db m289177) HM
May 15, 1862 When Federal gunboats round the bend, they enter a shooting gallery. Confederate soldiers and marines along the riverbanks rake the decks with musket fire. These batteries, ninety feet above the water, are perched too high for . . . — — Map (db m14897) HM
A North American deer (Cervus Canadensis), the largest existing deer, resembling the moose but not as large, is found in North America, Scandinavia, Germany, Russia and Siberia, "Wapiti" is Shawnee for white rump and tail.
Around the turn of . . . — — Map (db m236670) HM
Around the turn of the 20th century, James Bellwood, an agriculturalist and the owner of this property set aside a few acres to be used as a wooded preserve and imported a pair of elk from Yosemite National Park and Washington State. The elk became . . . — — Map (db m271178) HM
Around the turn of the 20th century, James Bellwood, a farmer who lived on this property, imported a pair of Rocky Mountain Elk from Yosemite National Park and Washington State. The elk made themselves at home in the shady groves an pastureland . . . — — Map (db m271177) HM
John Smith recalled visiting the Arrohateck Indian capital during a May 1607 expedition led by Christopher Newport. The town was located on the northern shore of the James River opposite of here and was noted on John Smith’s 1612 Map of Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m37032) HM
“Mr. President, these are the young heroes of Fort Darling…. The President took them all by the hand and personally thanked them for their magnificent conduct and example, ordered that each one should receive a Medal of honor and to be . . . — — Map (db m37027) HM
This artifact is a poignant reminder of the horrific events which occurred on September 11th 2001.
Never forget that evil cannot be allowed to fester, and that good men and women stand ready to defend this nation in front of those who are . . . — — Map (db m289201) WM
The F-15 Eagle is an all-weather, extremely maneuverable, tactical fighter designed to permit the Air Force to gain and maintain air supremacy over the battlefield.
The F-15's superior maneuverability and acceleration are achieved through high . . . — — Map (db m289149) HM
The F-16 Fighting Falcon, a compact, multi-role, highly maneuverable fighter aircraft, has proven itself in air-to-air combat and air-to-surface attack. In an air combat role, its maneuverability and combat radius exceeds that of all potential . . . — — Map (db m289175) HM
The F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed for the Navy by McDonnell Douglas Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960. Proving highly . . . — — Map (db m289190) HM
General Characteristics
Service: Navy and Marine Corps
Primary function: multi-role attack and fighter aircraft.
Contractor: Prime, McDonnell Douglas; major subcontractor, Northrop.
Date deployed: November . . . — — Map (db m289148) HM
Immediately after the battle, men of Chesterfield County’s own Southside Artillery, along with others, worked to strengthen the fort. The section before you was likely their first project. Eventually the earthworks around you formed an enclosed . . . — — Map (db m37029) HM
On May 15, 1862, during the Battle of Drewry’s Bluff, Southern marksmen in rifle pits – including two companies of Confederate States Marines – swept the gun deck of USS Galena, severely limiting its ability to fight. The U.S. . . . — — Map (db m14901) HM
This plot is reserved in perpetuity for the Gregory family, who owned a working plantation here between 1797 and 1866.
This site was settled in 1610 by the Thomas Sheffield family under a royal patent of 2,300 acres from the Crown of England. The . . . — — Map (db m143045) HM
Building 25, also known as Quarters 1, was composed of two individual houses that were originally constructed in 1901 as living quarters for laborers building the trolley lines between Richmond and Peterburg. Timber for the buildings was grown on . . . — — Map (db m289147) HM
It was the end of an era: the advent of the ironclad made traditional wooden-hulled warships obsolete. Despite this, the Confederates used a centuries-old device here: the hot-shot furnace. Inside the furnace, solid shot were heated red-hot. Clay . . . — — Map (db m55350) HM
Length: 19.5 ft (5.94 m)
Width: 7.25 ft (2.21 m)
Height: 5.66 ft (1.73 m)
Weight: 4,980 lb (2,260 kg)
Bore diameter: 105 mm
Maximum effective range: 6.99 mi (11.27 km)
Rate of fire (Maximum): 10 . . . — — Map (db m289202) HM
When Federal gunboats rounded the distant bend in the James, they entered a shooting gallery. Confederate soldiers and Marines along the riverbanks raked the decks with musket fire. Confederate guns here in the fort opened fire. The river . . . — — Map (db m37028) HM
This stone and brick cottage is an example of the tourist courts that were popular along Route 1 in the early- to mid-20th century. During this time, Route 1 was the main highway running from Maine to Florida. In 1920, R.D. Moore built approximately . . . — — Map (db m133678) HM
The armed OH-58D Kiowa Warrior is a single-engine, single-rotor, 4-bladed military helicopter used for observation, utility, and direct-fire support. The OH-58D is equipped with two universal quick-change weapons pylons. Each pylon can be armed . . . — — Map (db m289195) HM
This monument represents our tribute to our American Indian ancestors who occupied this land between 3,500 BC - 1,200 BC and used it as a seasonal procurement site. The site has since evolved into a world class supply center for the twenty first . . . — — Map (db m289182) HM
During the Peninsula Campaign in the spring of 1862, a variety of innovative weapons saw action. But nothing captured the public’s attention more than ironclad warships, in particular the USS Monitor. After its epic duel with the CSS . . . — — Map (db m55346) HM
The Virginia National Guard State Headquarters Building's design is environmentally responsible and compatible with its historic setting.
The Headquarters Building is located within the Bellwood-Richmond Quartermaster Depot Historic District, . . . — — Map (db m289203) HM
The Virginia National Guard State Headquarters Building and Site are models of energy and environmental innovation.
Sustainable Energy Use
The Headquarters Building's energy source includes electricity provided by a solar photovoltaic . . . — — Map (db m289206) HM
