Floodwall Park
Floodwall Park is a park in Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia. Floodwall Park is situated nearby to the scenic viewpoint Floodwall Overlook, as well as near The Richmond Railroad Museum.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Virginia Holocaust Museum and James River and Kanawha Canal.
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 3,100 feet northeast of Floodwall Park.
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.
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 Floodwall Park.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Shockoe Slip and Manchester.
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.
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 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.
Floodwall Park
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Richmond, Central Virginia, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
37.52688° or 37° 31′ 37″ northLongitude
-77.43552° or 77° 26′ 8″ westOpen location code
8794GHG7+PQOpenStreetMap ID
way 491695518OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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Satellite Map
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Floodwall Overlook and The Richmond Railroad Museum.
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