Bosher Dam, Richmond

#146 among attractions in Richmond

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Bosher's Dam is a historic lowhead dam built upon the James River just west of Richmond, Virginia. It is a 12-foot-high stone structure which interrupts the natural flow of Virginia's largest self-contained river by spanning the waterway between suburban Tuckahoe in Henrico County and the western part of Richmond just west of the Edward E. Willey Bridge. Dams like Bosher's Dam are often referred to as "drowning machines" by paddlers due to their dangerous nature. Boshers dam is not an exception from this rule having caused a number of deaths. ()

Opened: 1840 (184 years ago)Height: 10 ftCoordinates: 37°33'36"N, 77°34'33"W

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Stratford Hills - Stony Point (Huguenot)Richmond United States

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Bosher Dam – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Stony Point Fashion Park, Regency Mall, Wilton House Museum, Bon Air Baptist Church.

0.7 miS
Shopping, Shopping centre
Stony Point Fashion Park, Richmond
19 min walk • Stony Point Fashion Park is an high-end outdoor shopping center in Richmond, Virginia that opened in 2003. The center currently maintains the anchor tenants Dillard's and Saks Fifth Avenue.
2.9 miN
Shopping, Shopping centre
Regency Mall, Richmond
74 min walk • Regency Mall is an enclosed shopping mall outside of Richmond, Virginia in unincorporated Henrico County, Virginia, United States. Opened in 1975 as Regency Square, the mall features a food court and more than 60 tenants, currently with no anchors.
3 miE
Museum, History museum, Specialty museum
Wilton House Museum, Richmond
77 min walk • Wilton House Museum is a museum in a historic house located in Richmond, Virginia. Wilton was constructed c. 1753 by William Randolph III, son of William Randolph II, of Turkey Island.
2 miSE
Church
Bon Air Baptist Church, Richmond
52 min walk • Bon Air Baptist Church is a dynamic, multisite congregation with multiple campuses in Chesterfield County.
2.2 miNE
Church, Gothic Revival architecture
Henry Mansfield Cannon Memorial Chapel, Richmond
58 min walk • Henry Mansfield Cannon Memorial Chapel, also known as Cannon Chapel, is an American historic chapel located on the University of Richmond campus in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by architect Charles M. Robinson and built in 1929 in the Late Gothic Revival style.
1.7 miE
Bridge
Huguenot Memorial Bridge, Richmond
45 min walk • Huguenot Memorial Bridge is located in Henrico County and the independent city of Richmond, Virginia. It carries State Route 147 across the former Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, the James River and Kanawha Canal, and the James River in the Fall Line region above the head of navigation at Richmond.
3 miE
Georgian architecture
Tuckahoe Apartments, Richmond
76 min walk • Tuckahoe Apartments, also known as The Tuckahoe, is a historic apartment building in Richmond, Virginia. It was designed by W. Duncan Lee and built in 1928–1929. It is a massive, six-story, red brick, Georgian Revival style building. It was built as a luxury "apartment-hotel".
1.6 miE
Bridge
Westham Bridge, Richmond
41 min walk • Westham Bridge crossed the James River between Henrico County and Chesterfield County. The bridge was located between Bosher Dam and Williams Island Dam just west of the 7 miles of rapids and falls which constitute the fall line of the James River at Richmond, Virginia.
2.1 miNE
Gothic Revival architecture
North Court, Richmond
54 min walk • North Court is a historic dormitory building located on the University of Richmond campus in Richmond, Virginia. The building was originally built for Westhampton College, which together with Richmond College became the University of Richmond in 1920.
3 miNE
Tudor Revival architecture, Colonial revival architecture
Three Chopt Road Historic District, Richmond
77 min walk • The Three Chopt Road Historic District is a national historic district located at Richmond, Virginia. The district encompasses 90 contributing buildings, 4 contributing sites, and 4 contributing structures located west of downtown Richmond.
2.8 miE
Greek Revival architecture
Gordon–Baughan–Warren House, Richmond
72 min walk • Gordon–Baughan–Warren House, also known as Boyd House, is a historic home located in Richmond, Virginia.