Shockoe Slip Historic District
Shockoe Slip Historic District is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Shockoe Slip Historic District is situated nearby to the neighborhood Shockoe Bottom, as well as near Union Hill.Places of Interest
Highlights include Richmond Main Street Station and James River and Kanawha Canal.
Richmond Main Street Station
Railway station
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Richmond Main Street Station, officially the Main Street Station and Trainshed, is a historic railroad station and office building in Richmond, Virginia.
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.
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Photo: Ron Cogswell, CC BY 2.0.
The Virginia State Capitol is the seat of state government of the Commonwealth of Virginia, located in Richmond, the state capital. It houses the oldest elected legislative body in North America, the Virginia General Assembly, first established as the House of Burgesses in 1619.
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…
Shockoe Slip Historic District
- Type: Park
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53431° or 37° 32′ 4″ northLongitude
-77.43165° or 77° 25′ 54″ westElevation
30 feet (9 metres)Open location code
8794GHM9+P8GeoNames ID
4785518
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