Belle Isle

James R. at US 1/301, Richmond (Independent City), Virginia. County/parish: Richmond.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places March 17, 1995. NRIS 95000246.

1 contributing building. 16 contributing sites. 5 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Broad Rock Island
  • Harvey's Island
  • VDHR N
  • Washington's Island

From Wikipedia:

Belle Isle (Richmond, Virginia)

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. Except when the water level of the James is high, it is also reachable by foot from the southern shore via easy boulder-hopping. From Belle Isle, one can see Hollywood Cemetery, the old Tredegar Iron Works, and Richmond City's skyline. There are many bike trails around the island as well as a small cliff used for rock climbing instruction.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683229

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