Maury Street Marker, Richmond

Name: Maury Street Marker
Address: Richmond, United States

#121 among attractions in Richmond

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Maury Street Marker, Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1935, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It is one of 16 erected in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1947. The marker is an inscribed granite slab with smooth flat faces and rough-cut edges. It measures 45 inches tall, 25 inches wide and 9 inches thick. The stone is engraved with the text "Jefferson Davis Highway Erected by Elliott Grays Chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy 1935". ()

Built: 1935 (89 years ago)Coordinates: 37°30'45"N, 77°26'53"W

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South Richmond (Maury)Richmond United States

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Maury Street Marker – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Brown's Island Dam Walk, Church of the Sacred Heart, Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway, Artspace Richmond.

1.2 miN
Dam
Brown's Island Dam Walk, Richmond
32 min walk • The Brown's Island Dam Walk, also known as the VEPCO Levee Dam is a structure across the James River in Richmond, Virginia that connects Brown's Island to the James River Parks System on the Manchester side of the river.
0.7 miN
Church
Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond
18 min walk • The Church of the Sacred Heart, is a Catholic church in Richmond, Virginia that was built in 1901. The congregation was initially an Irish and German congregation. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
0.6 miS
Memorial
Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond
17 min walk • Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway is a historic route marker located on U.S. Route 1, or Jefferson Davis Highway, in Richmond, Virginia. It was erected in 1929, by the United Daughters of the Confederacy. It is one of 16 erected in Virginia along the Jefferson Davis Highway between 1927 and 1947.
1 miNE
37°31'29"N • 77°26'12"W
Artspace Richmond, Richmond
27 min walk • Museum, Art gallery, Shopping
1.6 miNW
Neighbourhood
Texas Beach, Richmond
42 min walk • Texas Beach in Richmond, Virginia is a riverside area located south of Maymont and west of Hollywood Cemetery. The area is named Texas Beach after Texas Avenue in the Maymont neighborhood, which was the original street to reach the recreation area.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Springhill Historic District, Richmond
23 min walk • The Springhill Historic District is a national historic district encompassing an early-20th century residential neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia.
0.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Woodland Heights, Richmond
23 min walk • Woodland Heights, VA is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It began as a trolleycar neighborhood in the early 1900s and was built up along the James River beside Forest Hill Park.
1.2 miNE
Neighbourhood
Old Town Manchester, Richmond
31 min walk • Old Town Manchester is a neighborhood in Richmond, Virginia's Southside quadrant. The neighborhood is where downtown Manchester, Richmond, Virginia, United States, was situated before the city merged with Richmond.
0.8 miNE
Neighbourhood
South Richmond, Richmond
20 min walk • South Richmond is an area within the city of Richmond in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is on the south side of the James River, across from Richmond's downtown.
1.2 miN
Sport venue, Sport
Manchester Wall, Richmond
30 min walk • Manchester Wall, located in downtown Richmond, Virginia, U.S. is one of central Virginia's premier rock climbing areas, offering multiple routes for trad climbing, sport climbing, and top roping.

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Which popular attractions are close to Maury Street Marker?

Nearby attractions include Elliott Grays Marker-Jefferson Davis Highway, Richmond (17 min walk), Church of the Sacred Heart, Richmond (18 min walk), South Richmond, Richmond (20 min walk), Springhill Historic District, Richmond (23 min walk).

How to get to Maury Street Marker by public transport?

The nearest stations to Maury Street Marker:

Bus

Broad Rock & 33rd • Lines: 87 (26 min walk)
Broad Rock + 36th • Lines: 2C, 87 (31 min walk)