Shockoe Slip

Shockoe Slip 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 .
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Morgan Fountain and Virginia State Capitol.

Fountain
Photo: Doug Kerr, CC BY-SA 2.0.

Government office
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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.

Government building
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, also known as the Virginia State Office Building, is a historic state office building located in . It was built in 1922–1923, and is a 12-story, steel frame, V-shaped Beaux-Arts style building.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Shockoe Bottom and Downtown Richmond.

Neighborhood
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, 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.

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Downtown district of includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Neighborhood
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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…

Shockoe Slip

Latitude
37.53533° or 37° 32′ 7″ north
Longitude
-77.43377° or 77° 26′ 2″ west
Open location code
8794GHP8+4F
Open­Street­Map ID
node 3019501255
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­neighbourhood
Wiki­data ID
Q7499926
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Shockoe Slip” goes by many names.
  • Dutch: “Shockoe Slip”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Rivanna Junction and City Center.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include RVA on Wheels and Columbian Block Building.

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