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The capital of Virginia, Richmond combines the atmosphere of a gracious cultural center, the legacy of an absorbing past and the technological drive of a progressive city.
From its founding, Richmond has been linked with the activities of patriots, presidents of both the United and the Confederate States, and several authors. Many historical shrines and reminders of the events Richmond has witnessed are found throughout the city.
In 1609 Capt. John Smith bought from the Indian chief Powhatan a tract of land near the present site of Richmond and founded a settlement he called "None Such." The city was laid out in 1737 by Col...
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Attractions
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Walking Tours
Historic Richmond Tours, a service of the Valentine Richmond History Center, offers guided walking tours of the downtown area on Sunday afternoons April through October. The tour covers such historic areas as the Riverfront, Hollywood Cemetery, Shockoe Bottom, Church Hill, the Court End, Jackson Ward and Richmond's Wall Street. Year-round specialty bus tours also are offered; phone (804) 649-0711.
Richmond Discoveries offers guided walking tours of Hollywood Cemetery on the last Sunday of each month March through October. Tours are $7; phone (804) 222-8595.
Visitors can view remnants of the James River and Kanawha Canal that once flowed westward 197 miles to the Allegheny Mountains. Highlights along the 1.5-mile walk, which runs between 7th and 12th streets, include views of Belle Isle, Brown's Island, Tredegar Iron Works, and the James River and Kanawha Tidewater Connection Locks.
Belle Isle, once home to a Civil War prison camp, can be reached by the pedestrian bridge under the Lee Bridge at 7th and Tredegar streets. A 1-mile walking trail allows visitors to walk along the falls and view the historic earthworks. Brown's Island is the former site of the Confederate Laboratory that exploded in 1863, killing some 50 workers.
Visitors can view remnants of the buildings of Tredegar Iron Works, the most important iron works in the South during the Civil War. The armor used for the CSS Virginia, formerly the USS Merrimac, was manufactured at this plant. Historical markers along the river recall the area's history.
Running along the James River, the Richmond Floodwall is a 1-mile-long concrete levee that varies in height from 7 feet to 30 feet. Self-guiding tour brochures are available for 50c from the Richmond Metropolitan Convention & Visitors Bureau Information Center at 405 N. Third St. Highlights of the walk atop the levee include views of the river where walkers can spot various wildlife, including blue herons, Canada geese and turtles.
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