Washington Square Park

Washington Square Park is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Washington Square Park is situated nearby to the locality South Richmond, as well as near the quarter Manchester.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Hull Street Branch Library and Virginia Holocaust Museum.

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.

J H Blackwell Elementary School

School

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Places in the Area

Nearby places include Manchester and Shockoe Slip.

Manchester

Quarter

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Manchester is a former independent city in Virginia in the United States. Prior to receiving independent status, it served as the county seat of Chesterfield County, between 1870 and 1876.

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

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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.

Washington Square Park

Type: Park
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.52181° or 37° 31′ 19″ north

Longitude

-77.44193° or 77° 26′ 31″ west

Elevation

82 feet (25 metres)

Open location code

8794GHC5+P6

GeoNames ID

4792357

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