Raceland

Raceland (HMBK1)

Location: Petersburg, VA 23803
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Country: United States of America
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N 37° 8.242', W 77° 31.601'

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Nearby stands Raceland, also known as Rice's Tavern, built ca. 1750. The building originally was a simple story-and-a-half dwelling with a hall-and-parlor plan. Subsequent additions transformed it into a two-story Federal-style house. It has been used as a tavern and private home. William "Racer Billy" Wynn, renowned owner of fine horses during the early 19th century, lived here. Wynn had stables and a racetrack on the property and briefly owned Timoleon, considered one of the fastest Thoroughbreds of the 1810s.
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HM NumberHMBK1
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Marker NumberS 46
Year Placed2000
Placed ByDepartment of Historic Resources
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Monday, September 8th, 2014 at 11:22pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 275570 N 4113099
Decimal Degrees37.13736667, -77.52668333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 37° 8.242', W 77° 31.601'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds37° 8' 14.52" N, 77° 31' 36.06" W
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Area Code(s)804, 434, 757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 9798 Boydton Plank Rd, Petersburg VA 23803, US
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