Union Hill
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…| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Neighborhood
- Description: neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “Union Hill, Richmond, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground and Virginia Holocaust Museum.
Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
Grassland
The Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground, known historically as the "Burial Ground for Negroes" and the "old Powder Magazine ground", is the older of two municipal burial grounds established for the interment of free people of color and the enslaved in the city of Richmond, Virginia.
Virginia Holocaust Museum
Museum
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The Virginia Holocaust Museum is a public history museum located in Richmond, Virginia, United States. The museum is dedicated to depicting the Holocaust through the personal stories of its victims.
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 Fairmount and Shockoe Bottom.
Fairmount
Neighborhood
Photo: Jmurden, CC BY-SA 2.5.
Originally a trolley car suburb in the years just before the dawn of the 20th century, the Fairmount neighborhood in Church Hill, Richmond, Virginia, is located just north of Union Hill.
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.
Church Hill
Quarter
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Church Hill, also known as the St. John's Church Historic District, is an Old and Historic District in Richmond, Virginia. This district encompasses the original land plat of the city of Richmond.
Union Hill
- Categories: historic district and locality
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.53778° or 37° 32′ 16″ northLongitude
-77.4199° or 77° 25′ 12″ westOpen location code
8794GHQJ+42OpenStreetMap ID
node 3019501259OpenStreetMap feature
place=neighbourhoodWikidata ID
Q7885760
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Dutch—“Union Hill” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “尤宁希尔”
- Chinese: “尤寧希爾”
- Dutch: “Union Hill”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Holy Light Pentecostal Church and Great Hope Baptist Church.
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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Union Hill”. Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.