Drewrys Bluff
Drewry's Bluff is located in northeastern Chesterfield County, Virginia, in the United States. It was the site of Confederate Fort Darling during the American Civil War.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Cliff with an elevation of 92 feet
- Description: cliff in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Drewry Bluff”, “Drewry’s Bluff”, and “Drury’s Bluff”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Bensley Park and Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker.
Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker
Historic site
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Falling Creek UDC Jefferson Davis Highway Marker is a historic stone highway marker located near Richmond, in Chesterfield County, Virginia. It was erected in 1933, and is one of sixteen erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1946.
Chaffin Bluff
Cliff
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Chaffin's Bluff is located in Henrico County, Virginia, United States, on the north side of the James River, opposite Drewry's Bluff, long-considered a major defense point of the river below Richmond.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bellwood and Bensley.
Bellwood
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bellwood is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. The population was 6,352 at the 2010 census. The community takes its name from Bellwood, one of the James River Plantations.
Bensley
Village
Photo: Mojo Hand, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Bensley is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. It is an inner suburb of Richmond. The population was 5,971 at the 2020 census. Bensley is situated 2 miles northwest of Drewrys Bluff.
Ampthill
Neighborhood
Ampthill Plantation was located in the Virginia Colony in Chesterfield County on the south bank of the James River about four miles south of the head of navigation at modern-day Richmond, Virginia. Ampthill is situated 2 miles northwest of Drewrys Bluff.
Drewrys Bluff
- Category: landform
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.42361° or 37° 25′ 25″ northLongitude
-77.42472° or 77° 25′ 29″ westElevation
92 feet (28 metres)Open location code
8794CHFG+C4OpenStreetMap ID
node 356590171OpenStreetMap feature
natural=cliff
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“Drewrys Bluff” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Drewrys Bluff”
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