Varina Gardens in Virginia
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CSS Richmond

CSS Richmond, an ironclad ram, was built at Gosport (Norfolk) Navy Yard to the design of John L. Porter with money and scrap iron collected by the citizens of Virginia, whose imagination had been captured by the ironclad CSS Virginia. Consequently she was sometimes referred to as Virginia II, Virginia No. 2 or Young Virginia in the South and as Merrimack No. 2, New Merrimack or Young Merrimack by Union writers, months before the actual CSS Virginia II was ever laid down.

Located at 37.4233, -77.4022 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Ironclad warships of the Confederate States Navy, Ships built in Virginia, 1862 ships

Battle of Chaffin's Farm

The Battle of Chaffin's Farm and New Market Heights, also known as Laurel Hill and combats at Forts Harrison, Johnson, and Gilmer, was fought on September 29–30, 1864, as part of the Siege of Petersburg in the American Civil War.

Located at 37.4268, -77.3729 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Henrico County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1864, 1864 in Virginia

WRVA (AM)

WRVA is a News/Talk/Sports formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Central Virginia. WRVA is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications. Established in 1925, and one of Virginia's older and more powerful AM radio stations, from its base of operations near the Virginia State Capitol, for much of its history, WRVA billed itself as the "Voice of Virginia."

Located at 37.4036, -77.3164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Radio stations in Richmond, Virginia, News and talk radio stations in the United States, Virginia Tech Radio Network, Clear Channel radio stations, Radio stations established in 1925, 1925 establishments in the United States

WRVQ

WRVQ is a Contemporary Hit Radio formatted broadcast radio station licensed to Richmond, Virginia, serving Central Virginia. WRVQ is owned and operated by Clear Channel Communications. The station was originally known as WRVA-FM until the 1970s when the station became WRVQ. In 1968, WRVA-FM's sister-station, WRVA-TV was sold to Jefferson-Pilot Communications & became WWBT. (WWBT has since been sold to Raycom Media). The sale did not involve WRVA-AM.

Located at 37.4036, -77.3164 (Lat. / Lng.), about 3 miles away.
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Clear Channel radio stations, Radio stations in Richmond, Virginia, Contemporary hit radio stations in the United States, Radio stations established in 1948

Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads

The Battle of Darbytown and New Market Roads (or Johnson's Farm or Four Mile Creek) was an engagement between Union and Confederate forces during the American Civil War, which took place on October 7, 1864, in Henrico County, Virginia, as part of the Richmond-Petersburg Campaign.

Located at 37.4576, -77.3467 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Petersburg Campaign, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Union victories of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Henrico County, Virginia, Conflicts in 1864, 1864 in Virginia

Fort Harrison

Fort Harrison was an important component of the Confederate defenses of Richmond during the American Civil War. Named after Lieutenant William Harrison, a Confederate engineer, it was the largest in the series of fortifications that extended from New Market Road to the James River that also included Forts Hoke, Johnson, Gregg, and Gilmer. These earthworks were designed to protect the strategically important Chaffin's Bluff on the James. On September 29, 1864, 2,500 Union soldiers from Maj. Gen.

Located at 37.4278, -77.3733 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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American Civil War forts in Virginia, Virginia in the American Civil War, Parks in Henrico County, Virginia

Chimborazo Park

Chimborazo Park is a park and historic land site in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Created in 1874, the park was the site of Chimborazo Hospital, one of the world's largest military hospitals.

Located at 37.4292, -77.3736 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Virginia in the American Civil War, American Civil War hospitals, Healthcare in Richmond, Virginia, History of Richmond, Virginia, National Register of Historic Places in Virginia, Hospitals in Virginia, 1862 establishments, Parks in Richmond, Virginia, Virginia Municipal and County Parks