Bacons Quarter Branch
Bacons Quarter Branch is a stream in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Bacons Quarter Branch is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Slip, as well as near Shockoe Bottom.Places of Interest
Highlights include James River and Kanawha Canal and Triple Crossing.
James River and Kanawha Canal
Canal
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The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast.
Triple Crossing
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The Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia, is one of two places in North America where three railroad lines cross at different levels at the same spot, the other being the BNSF operated Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
Shockoe Bottom
Neighborhood
Shockoe Bottom, historically known as Shockoe Valley, is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Bottom contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
Bacons Quarter Branch
- Type: Stream
- Also known as: “Bacon’s Quarter Branch” and “Beacon Quarter Branch”
- Category: body of water
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53348° or 37° 32′ 1″ northLongitude
-77.43304° or 77° 25′ 59″ westElevation
26 feet (8 metres)Open location code
8794GHM8+9QGeoNames ID
4745206
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Shockoe Slip Historic District and The Berkeley Hotel.
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