Loving v. Virginia Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under Virginia’s 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial couple, married in June 1958 in Washington, D.C., and returned home to...
This historical 17th street Farmers Market is one of the many historical establishments in Richmond, VA. It is in the home of Shockoe Bottom, which was one of the largest slave trading community...
SA 38 MONUMENTAL CHURCH The church is a memorial to the 72 people, including Virginia Governor George W. Smith, who died when the Richmond Theatre burned here in 1811. Several survivors owed their...
Plaque on the wall at GRCC:”Richmond RegionDid You Know...In the city of Richmond, the Valentine History Centers’ Richmond’s past and present collection totals more than 900,000 objects...
CHURCH HILL TUNNEL About 200 feet east is the western portal of the Church Hill Tunnel. On 11 Dec. 1873, Ches-apeake and Ohio locomotive number 2 passed through the tunnel, marking the completion...
THE OLDEST HOUSE STILL STANDING IN RICHMOND PROBABLY BUILT 1737 BY JACOB EGE A GIFT IN 1912 FROM MR. AND MRS. GRANVILLE G. VALENTINE TO THE ASSOCIATION FOR THE PRESERVATION OF VIRGINIA...
This plaque talks about the historical development of Jackson Ward for African Americans. It was a business district for African Americans and the neighborhood still contains some...
In memory of Major William Mayo Who, in 1737, "Without fee or reward" Laid off the original town site of Richmond for his friend Colonel William Byrd Erected by the people of the East End In...
In Memory of Drew Johnson "Feast and Enjoy" Dedicated June 2010
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by crazysanman.history, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License
From the Flickr group Historical Markers, photo by crazysanman.history, full page.License is Attribution-NonCommercial License
IN MEMORY OF THE VALOROUS SERVICE OF REGIMENTS AND COMPANIES OF THE US COLORED TROOPS ARMY OF THE JAMES AND ARMY OF THE POTOMAC SIEGE OF PETERSBURG 1864 - 65