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Belle Isle is a 54 acre island in the city of Richmond, Virginia on the James River, and is part of the James River Park System.It is accessible to pedestrian and bicycle traffic via a suspension footbridge that runs under the Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge from the northern shore or via a wooden bridge from the southern shore.
Belle Isle State Park is located in Lancaster County, Virginia, on the Rappahannock River. It sits between Deep Creek and Morattico Creek and is currently under public ownership. The park has an area of 892 acres (3.61 km 2) [1] and has facilities for camping, fishing, boating and picnics. As of 2015, the yearly visitation was 44,502. [3]
Location of Richmond in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Richmond, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Richmond, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register ...
The Robert E. Lee Memorial Bridge in Richmond, Virginia carries U.S. Route 1 and U.S. Route 301 across the James River at the Fall Line.. The city acquired the original bridge from Richmond Bridge Corp in 1933, and it was named the James River Bridge but was later renamed for the Confederate general. [1]
The first property donated was a 380-acre tract obtained and donated to the city in 1966 by scout leader Charles Joseph “Joe” Schaefer. Schaefer had tried in vain to seek permission for his scouts to camp on a James River Island in 1965, and in the process, he and his former VMI roommate sought to find and secure a two-mile tract of river property to donate to the city as a public park.
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design.
A newly established non-profit organization, Belle Isle Boathouse Management, Inc. (BIB Management), will manage the boathouse long term, guaranteeing public access while also seeking ...
Belle Isle State Park (Virginia), along the Rappahannock River in Lancaster, Virginia Belle Isle (Lancaster, Virginia) , a historic plantation house surrounded by Belle Isle State Park Belle Isle (Richmond, Virginia) , an island and public city park in the James River