Local Points of Interest
The following are various locations around Richmond and Henrico, both modern and historic, that may be of interest to a genealogist or historian.  If your ancestors were from the area, they may have seen some of these same sights. 
City of Richmond

  • White House of the Confederacy at the time of the Civil War
  • Richmond at the time of the Civil War
  • Richmond at the time of the Civil War - notice the Capitol before its wings were added
  • Libby Prison at the time of the Civil War
  • Postcard of St. Paul's Church
  • The James River - taken from Hollywood Cemetery
  • Cityscape over the James River - taken from Hollywood Cemetery
  • Library of Virginia - moved to this location, 800 E. Broad St., in 1997
  • Old City Hall (now one of the Courts building)
  • Capitol building with 1906 addition of front stairs and wings
  • Governor's Mansion - completed in 1814 it is the nation's oldest governor's house in continuous occupation
  • Bell tower - bricked in 1824, used to start legislative sessions and to warn of fire or civil unrest - now a visitor's center
  • Washington monument at Capitol Square - finished in 1858, main feature of the seal of the Confederate States of America
  • Patrick Henry representing revolution - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • Thomas Jefferson representing independence - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • George Mason representing the Bill of Rights - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • John Marshall representing justice - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • Thomas Nelson representing finance - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • Andrew Lewis representing colonial times - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • Spot where Jefferson Davis was sworn in as president of the Confederacy - Washington monument at Capitol Square
  • Dr. Hunter Holmes McGuire monument at Capitol Square - a Civil War medical director for Stonewall Jackson's troops
  • Thomas Jonathan "Stonewall" Jackson monument at Capitol Square - first Confederate monument in Richmond
  • William "Extra Billy" Smith monument at Capitol Square - governor of Virginia for two terms
  • Harry Flood Byrd monument at Capitol Square - 20th century governor and senator
  • Edgar Allan Poe monument at Capitol Square - poet who was raised in Richmond, works such as "The Raven"
  • Zero Milestone of Virginia's highways at Capitol Square - all mile markers in the state are measured from this point


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