Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District

The Shockoe Hill Burying Ground Historic District is a historic district located in the city of Richmond, Virginia, and is a significant example of a municipal almshouse–public hospital–cemetery complex of the sort that arose in the period of the New Republic, following disestablishment of the Anglican Church.

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Places of Interest

Highlights include The Almshouse and Hebrew Cemetery.

The Almshouse

Heritage site

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The Almshouse, also known as the City Home is a historic almshouse and hospital complex located in Richmond, Virginia.

Hebrew Cemetery

Cemetery

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The Hebrew Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, also known as Hebrew Burying Ground, and previously the Jew's Burying Ground, dates from 1816. This Jewish cemetery, one of the oldest in the United States, was founded in 1816 as successor to the Franklin Street Burial Grounds of 1789.

Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground

Historic site

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The Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground was established by the city of Richmond, Virginia, for the interment of free people of color, and the enslaved.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Downtown Richmond and Jackson Ward.

Downtown Richmond

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The Downtown district of Richmond includes the business district, Shockoe, Jackson Ward and Tobacco Row.

Jackson Ward

Neighborhood

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Jackson Ward, previously known as Central Wards, is a historically African-American district in Richmond, Virginia, with a long tradition of African-American businesses.