Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway

Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1929, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Model Tobacco Factory and Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway.

Model Tobacco Factory

Apartment building

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The Model Tobacco Factory is a historic industrial complex located in Richmond, Virginia. It was built beginning in 1938, and consists of ten contributing structures, including a prominent six-story rectangular factory building designed in the Art Deco style. Model Tobacco Factory is situated 740 feet northwest of Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway.

Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway

Historic site

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1935, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is situated 3,400 feet north of Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway.

Richmond VA Medical Center

Hospital

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Richmond Veterans Administration Medical Center, formerly known as Hunter Holmes McGuire VA Medical Center or McGuire VA Hospital, is located in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond VA Medical Center is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Southside and Manchester.

Southside

Photo: Bruce Emmerling, CC BY-SA 4.0.

The Southside of Richmond is an area of the Metropolitan Statistical Area surrounding Richmond, Virginia. It generally includes all portions of the City of Richmond that lie south of the James River, and includes all of the former city of Manchester.

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.

Woodland Heights

Neighborhood

Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.

Woodland Heights is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It began as a trolleycar neighborhood in the early 1900s and was built up along the James River beside Forest Hill Park.

Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway

Type: Historic site
Description: historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia
Categories: milestone, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

37.50335° or 37° 30′ 12″ north

Longitude

-77.44662° or 77° 26′ 48″ west

Open location code

8794GH33+89

OpenStreetMap ID

node 4715340593

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=milestone

Wikidata ID

Q16891855

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Model Tobacco Factory Warehouse #2 and Model Tobacco Factory Hose Rack Building.

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