South Richmond

South Richmond is an area within the city of in the U.S. state of . It is on the south side of the , across from Richmond's downtown.
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  • Type: Locality
  • Description: place in Richmond, Virginia, United States of America
  • Also known as: Free State”, “Manaston”, “Manchester”, “Mudchester”, “Rocky Ridge”, “South Richmond, Richmond, Virginia”, and “South Richmond, VA

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hull Street Branch Library and Virginia State Capitol.

Library
Photo: Packer1028, CC0.

Government office
The is the seat of state government of the , located in , 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.

Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The is a public history museum located in , , United States. The museum is dedicated to depicting the Holocaust through the personal stories of its victims.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manchester and Shockoe Slip.

Quarter
is a former independent city in in the . Prior to receiving independent status, it served as the county seat of , between 1870 and 1876.

Neighborhood
is a district in the downtown area of . The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former .

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

South Richmond

Latitude
37.52237° or 37° 31′ 21″ north
Longitude
-77.44137° or 77° 26′ 29″ west
Elevation
66 feet (20 metres)
Open location code
8794GHC5+WF
Geo­Names ID
4786665
Wiki­data ID
Q7568305
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