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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMK8G_libby-prison-csa_Richmond-VA.html
On This Site Stood Libby Prison CSA 1861-65 For Federal Prisoners Of War Placed By Confederate Memorial Literary SocietyA.D. 1911
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJYL_high-bridge-trail-state-park_Richmond-VA.html
The "High" Bridge "There have been higher bridges not so long and longer bridges not so high, but taking the height and length together, this is, perhaps, the largest bridge in the world."C.O. Sanford, South Side Railroad's chief engineer, 1852…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJWJ_gen-l-joseph-e-johnston_Richmond-VA.html
Gen'l Joseph E. Johnston,Confederate States Army,desperately wounded at theBattle of Seven Pines,was brought to theCrenshaw residencestanding on this block,and nursed to recovery. This marker is placed by theConfederate Memorial Literary Societ…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFV0_ross-mill-race_Richmond-VA.html
The fluctuating water level of the James River inspired David Ross to construct this mill race. He designed it to provide a continuous source of water power for the mills he owned on this site from c. 1784 to 1809. David Ross was born in Scotla…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFUR_a-bateau-pole_Richmond-VA.html
This pole is a reproduction of the poles used by Bateau polemen. The crew of a Bateau consisted of two polemen, who walked on boards running the length of the boat on either side and a steersman who used a sweep at the stern. To navigate upstream,…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFSY_the-center-of-industry-in-18th-and-19th-century-richmond_Richmond-VA.html
Her, beside the Falls of the James River, the foundation of Richmond's industry and commerce was built. The canal was the vital artery of transportation and the source of water power that nurtured industry's growth. Grain, hides, tobacco, cotton, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFS5_13th-street-bridge_Richmond-VA.html
The keystone inscription bears the initials of the two owners of the Haxall-Crenshaw Mill, which once stood here. The old 13th Street Bridge and the arch on the bank of the canal opposite this spot were built by Richard B. Haxall and Lewis D. C…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFP5_great-ship-lock_Richmond-VA.html
James River Park System Despite the presence of a large Indian village just below the falls—or perhaps because of good relations with the local ruler Parahunt and his father Powhatan—Capt. Francis West built a fort near the Falls of…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFO9_great-ship-lock_Richmond-VA.html
The Great Ship Lock connected the navigable part of the James River with the Richmond city dock, which extended for ten blocks to the west. Ocean-going vessels were raised up from sea level to the level of the city dock which accommodated ships as…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMFO8_norfolk-and-southern-bridge_Richmond-VA.html
The Kanawha Canal Draw Bridge was built in 1930 by the Virginia Bridge and Iron Company to carry the Norfolk and Western Railroad's West Point line over the James River and Kanawha Canal. This type of bridge is known as a single-leaf bascule bridg…
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