Poe Shrine

Poe Shrine is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Poe Shrine is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Bottom, as well as near Shockoe Slip.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Edgar Allan Poe Museum and Shockoe Valley.

Edgar Allan Poe Museum

Museum

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The Poe Museum or the Edgar Allan Poe Museum, is a museum located in the Shockoe Bottom neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to American writer Edgar Allan Poe.

Shockoe Valley

Historic site

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Shockoe Valley is an area in Richmond, Virginia, just east of downtown, along the James River, and is the entertainment center of the city. Located between Shockoe Hill and Church Hill, Shockoe Valley contains much of the land included in Colonel William Mayo's 1737 plan of Richmond, making it one of the city's oldest neighborhoods.

Virginia Holocaust Museum

Museum

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The Virginia Holocaust Museum is a public history museum located in Richmond, Virginia, United States, dedicated to interpreting the history of the Holocaust through survivor testimony, artifacts, and educational programming.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Bottom and Shockoe Slip.

Shockoe Bottom

Neighborhood

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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.

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.

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…

Poe Shrine

Type: Park
Also known as: “Edgar Allan Poe Shrine”
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.53237° or 37° 31′ 57″ north

Longitude

-77.42582° or 77° 25′ 33″ west

Elevation

46 feet (14 metres)

Open location code

8794GHJF+WM

GeoNames ID

4779604

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