On Grant Street (Virginia Route 161) at South Sheppard Street, on the right when traveling west on Grant Street.
In honor of
the men and women
of
the City of Richmond, Virginia,
who gave their lives in
The World War
for the principles of
justice, freedom and democracy.
Erected by their comrades of the
five Richmond posts of the . . . — — Map (db m90097) WM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west.
The wall of granite ahead is the remnant of a small quarry. Granite from this site may have been used in the construction of the canal locks or canal arch in this park.
Quarrying was a major industry in Richmond during . . . — — Map (db m133708) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west.
The large granite building is what remains of the second oldest water pumping station in Richmond.
It was built in 1882 and provided drinking water for the City of Richmond for over forty years. Nine pumps on the first floor drew . . . — — Map (db m133703) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
The granite basin at your feet is a canal lock, a way to link high bodies of water to low ones. There are two locks in this park. They were built around 1830 by black slaves, Irish immigrants and Italian stone masons and are part of the . . . — — Map (db m133705) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
This sturdy granite Pump House looks like a church on the outside and a castle on the inside. It was designed by City Engineer and Civil War Veteran Colonel W. Cutshaw. The long vertical lines and sharply arched "lancet" windows show that . . . — — Map (db m133706) HM
On Pump House Drive east of James Falls Drive, on the right when traveling east.
A maze of rocks, rapids, channels and islands stretches along the James River between the 14th Street Bridge (3 miles to your left) and the Edward Wiley Memorial Bridge (4 miles to your right).
It is called the Fall Line . . . — — Map (db m133702) HM
Near Pump House Drive west of Park Drive (Virginia Route 161), on the left when traveling west. Reported damaged.
From this point you can see the remains of three different canals. Two of these canals were for transportation. One was for drinking water.
Look to your right: The flat, slow channel is the water supply for the Byrd Park Pump . . . — — Map (db m133707) HM
