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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D5C_the-falls-of-the-james_Richmond-VA.html
The Falls of the James. . You are standing over the Historic Falls of the James, an approximately 7-mile stretch where the river drops 105 feet in elevation as it crosses the fall line in downtown Richmond. . . The "fall Line" is a ge…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D5B_harnessing-the-river_Richmond-VA.html
Harnessing the River. . You are walking across the top of the remains of an adjustable dam constructed by the Virginia Electric Power Company in 1901 to divert water into the Haxall Canal. . . The canal powered large water-driven machines under…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2D5A_potterfield-bridge_Richmond-VA.html
Potterfield Bridge. Brown's Island. No place that we knew so strong, so pleasant and delightful in Virginia that we called it Non-such. . —John Smith, describing Powhatan, later the site of Richmond . . Potterfield Bridge . This bridge …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CHJ_old-city-hall_Richmond-VA.html
Old City Hall. Old City Hall A Registered National Landmark Built: 1886-1894 Restored: 1983-1984 Developer: Cranston Development Company Architect: Landmarks Design Associates General Contractor: Navarro Corporation Interior Design: Morewoo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2CHI_richmond-virginia-bicentennial_Richmond-VA.html
Richmond, Virginia Bicentennial. Richmond, Surrey, England, visited by William Byrd in his boyhood, inspired the name for Richmond, Virginia. Commemorating that fact, the Virginia Branch of the English Speaking Union presents this tablet to Richmo…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2BTJ_hurricane-agnes_Richmond-VA.html
The red line below marks the highest known flood level at this location.
On June 20, 1972, Hurricane Agnes brought torrential rainfall to the Richmond region, with the flood crest occurring on June 23. Al this spot, flood levels reached a heigh…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM28ZF_maggie-lena-walker_Richmond-VA.html
Among her many accomplishments, this African-American business woman, social activist and formidable community leader became the first woman bank president in America when she founded the St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond in 1903.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25N2_the-john-marshall-house_Richmond-VA.html
The John Marshall House
The John Marshall House was the Richmond home of "the Great Chief Justice" from 1790 to 1835. The longest serving Chief Justice to date, Marshall was known as the "definer of the Constitution" and a shaper…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM25N1_john-marshall-corps-of-cadets_Richmond-VA.html
The Corps of Cadets established
at John Marshall High School
in 1915 was the first
military training program
in a public school in Virginia.
Dedicated to the thousands of
young men who wore the uniform
of the Corps of Cadets. This cadet
…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM21L1_loving-v-virginia_Richmond-VA.html
Richard Loving and Mildred Jeter, defined under
Virginia's 1924 Racial Integrity Act as an interracial
couple, married in June 1958 tn Washington, D.C
and returned home to Caroline County, Arrested in
July for violating Virginta's laws against…