Manchester Industrial Historic District
Manchester Industrial Historic District is a historic site in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Manchester Industrial Historic District is situated nearby to The Richmond Railroad Museum, as well as near the marketplace Hatch Local.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Holocaust Museum and Virginia State Capitol.
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 Holocaust Museum is situated 3,600 feet northeast of Manchester Industrial Historic District.
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. Virginia State Capitol is situated 1 mile north of Manchester Industrial Historic District.
James River and Kanawha Canal
Canal
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The James River and Kanawha Canal was a partially built canal in Virginia intended to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Manchester and Shockoe Slip.
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.
Shockoe Slip
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Shockoe Slip is a district in the downtown area of Richmond, Virginia. The name "slip" referred to a narrow passageway leading from Main Street to where goods were loaded and unloaded from the former James River and Kanawha Canal.
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.
Manchester Industrial Historic District
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.52558° or 37° 31′ 32″ northLongitude
-77.43624° or 77° 26′ 11″ westOpen location code
8794GHG7+6GOpenStreetMap ID
way 1521093696OpenStreetMap feature
historic=district
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include The Richmond Railroad Museum and Hatch Local.
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