Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
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.- Type: Grassland
- Description: Cemetery in Virginia, United States
- Also known as: “African Burial Ground, Richmond, Virginia”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights: Monumental Church and White House of the Confederacy.
Monumental Church
Historic building
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.White House of the Confederacy
Museum
Virginia State Capitol
Government office
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Union Hill and Richmond.
Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
- Categories: cemetery and historic site
- Location: Richmond, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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Latitude
37.538° or 37° 32′ 17″ north
Longitude
-77.42685° or 77° 25′ 37″ west
Open location code
8794GHQF+67
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorial_cemetery
OpenStreetMap feature
landuse=grass
Wikidata ID
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In Other Languages
“Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground” goes by many names.
- Hausa: “Shockoe Ƙarƙashin Kabari na Afirka”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Lumpkin’s Slave Jail and First African Baptist Church.
Nearby Places
Places to explore: I-95 Bridge Rehabilitation Project (E Broad Street) and 17th & Marshall.
Virginia: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Richmond and Arlington.
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