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Short Pump is a census-designated place (CDP) in Henrico County, Virginia, United States. It is a suburb of Richmond, Virginia. The population was 30,626 at the 2020 census. [3] The original village of Short Pump was located at the intersection of Three Chopt Road (formerly known as Three Notched Trail), Richmond Turnpike and Pouncey Tract Road.
The Virginia Museum of History and Culture founded in 1831 as the Virginia Historical and Philosophical Society and headquartered in Richmond, Virginia, is a major repository, research, and teaching center for Virginia history. It is a private, non-profit organization, supported almost entirely by private contributions.
In 2010, the Children's Museum of Richmond became the first in the country to open a satellite location, at West Broad Village in Short Pump, located in the West End of Richmond. [1] The Children's Museum of Richmond opened two other satellites in 2012 and 2014 in Chesterfield, Virginia and Fredericksburg, Virginia. On July 11, 2015, the Short ...
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 . Wilton was originally the manor house on a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2 ) tobacco plantation known as "World's End" located on the north bank of the James River ...
In May, the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts completes its largest expansion in the museum's history, a four-year project that resulted in 165,000 more square feet, a new sculpture garden, the BEST cafe and Amuse Restaurant, and a 600-car parking deck. [218] Richmond Raiders indoor football team established
The Museum District, alternately known as West of the Boulevard, [3] is a neighborhood in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It is anchored by the contiguous six-block tract of museums along the west side of Boulevard , including the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and the Virginia Museum of History & Culture , hence the name.
The color of their skin: Education and race in Richmond, Virginia, 1954–89 (U of Virginia Press, 1993) Randolph, Lewis A. Rights for a season: The politics of race, class, and gender in Richmond, Virginia (U. of Tennessee Press, 2003) Saunders, Robert M. "Crime and Punishment in Early National America: Richmond, Virginia, 1784–1820."
The Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site is a United States National Historic Landmark and a National Historic Site located at 110½ E. Leigh Street on "Quality Row" in the Jackson Ward neighborhood of Richmond, Virginia. The site was designated a U.S. National Historic Landmark in 1975. [3]