Great Shiplock

Great Shiplock is a lock gate in , , . Great Shiplock is situated nearby to the historic site , as well as near .

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Virginia Holocaust Museum and Libby Terrace Park.

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. is situated 2,300 feet northwest of Great Shiplock.

Heritage site
, also known as Fibre Board Container Company, is a historic factory building located in . The original section was built in 1900, and is a two-story, brick building; a third story was added in 1924. is situated 1,700 feet east of Great Shiplock.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Bottom and Church Hill.

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.

Quarter
, encompassing the St. John's Church Historic District, is a neighborhood in . This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond.

Neighborhood
is a historic district of , . 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…

Great Shiplock

Latitude
37.52579° or 37° 31′ 33″ north
Longitude
-77.42112° or 77° 25′ 16″ west
Open location code
8794GHGH+8H
Open­Street­Map ID
node 1283099705
Open­Street­Map feature
waterway=­lock_gate
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