Lumpkin’s Slave Jail
Lumpkin’s Slave Jail is a historic site in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Lumpkin’s Slave Jail is situated nearby to the government office Virginia Department of Veterans Services HQ, as well as near Virginia Department Human Resource Management.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground and Richmond Main Street Station.
Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
Grassland
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. Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground is situated 700 feet northeast of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail.
Richmond Main Street Station
Railway station
Photo: Onemoregain, CC BY 3.0.
Richmond Main Street Station, officially the Main Street Station and Trainshed, is a historic railroad station and office building in Richmond, Virginia. Richmond Main Street Station is situated 880 feet south of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail.
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 1,700 feet northwest of Lumpkin’s Slave Jail.
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.
Union Hill
Neighborhood
Photo: Morgan Riley, CC BY 3.0.
Union Hill is a historic district of Richmond, Virginia. According to the Richmond Times Dispatch, the neighborhood "generally is bordered on the south by East Marshall Street and Jefferson Avenue, on the west by Mosby Street, on the north by O and Carrington…
Lumpkin’s Slave Jail
- Type: Historic site
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.5366° or 37° 32′ 12″ northLongitude
-77.4285° or 77° 25′ 43″ westOpen location code
8794GHPC+JJOpenStreetMap ID
way 368238477OpenStreetMap feature
historic=yes
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Department of Veterans Services HQ and Virginia Department Human Resource Management.
Nearby Places
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