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
