Mayo Island
Mayo Island is in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Mayo Island is situated nearby to the forest Vauxhall Island, as well as near the scenic viewpoint Floodwall Overlook.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Holocaust Museum and Triple Crossing.
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 2,100 feet east of Mayo Island.
Triple Crossing
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The Triple Crossing in Richmond, Virginia, is one of two places in North America where three railroad lines cross at different levels at the same spot, the other being the BNSF operated Santa Fe Junction in Kansas City. Triple Crossing is situated 1,100 feet northeast of Mayo Island.
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 Shockoe Slip and Shockoe Bottom.
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
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.
Mayo Island
- Type: Industry
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.5292° or 37° 31′ 45″ northLongitude
-77.43293° or 77° 25′ 59″ westNamed after
William MayoOpen location code
8794GHH8+MROpenStreetMap ID
way 200859659OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=industrial
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