On a very nice Sunday, went to the James River, one of my favorite places in Richmond , Belle Isle, was first on my list. I put a number of photos on the Photo Page (and you can see them via a link on this page) and this page at left is one of them, this being the old power plant that used to provide electricity for the Richmond trolley system. It was also a site for a number of factories, an old Civil War prison, a rock quarry, and was once a campsite for Indians. Has some great trails, access to the river and the bridge to get to it is frankly cool as hell. I have been there many, many times, and can expect to get there many, many more. No visit to Richmond, in my opinion, is complete without a visit to see it.
One of the neat things about it is the places near it, within walking distance in fact, and I took advantage of that as well. A good time to see it is early on a Sunday, as it does tend to get really crowded very soon.
These are the buildings at Tredegar. This is a very historic site in this very historic city...this being one of the major (if not THE major) confederate armory during the Civil War. Here many of the guns (and plates for the first Confederate Ironclad which was called the CSS Virginia and later met the USS Monitor at Hampton Roads, VA) were made. Many of the buildings and the ruins date to that period, though the factory survived the war, and in fact produced steel and other items for many years after. Good Civil War museum there (one free, the other has a small cost) but well worth a visit.
As with Tredegar, also a very short walk is Brown Island. Popular with Richmond as a gathering place for a number of events, and also is a site for concerts (I hope to go to one of the Friday night ones during an upcoming Friday night) as well as a beautiful place to wander.
This was a very good day in what was a very interesting weekend. Between this and the previous post, I got in a lot of walking. Sure sights I have seen, but always good to see the great ones again. This is a very interesting city, I have been here over three years now, and still yet to be bored with it.
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