Tukuk-OS🍌 Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground
United States · Americas · 37.54°N, 77.43°W
The Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground, known historically as the "Burial Ground for Negroes" and the "old Powder Magazine ground", is the older of two municipal burial grounds established for the interment of free people of color and the enslaved in the city of Richmond, Virginia. It is located at 1554 E Broad St., across from the site of Lumpkin's Jail, in Shockoe Bottom. The area now known as Shockoe Bottom, was historically known as Shockoe Valley. Richmond's second African Burial Ground, called the Shockoe Hill African Burying Ground is the larger of the two burial grounds, and is located a mile and a half away at 1305 N 5th St, on Shockoe Hill.
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Quick facts
| Country | United States |
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| Continent / region | Americas |
| Coordinates (approx.) | 37.54°N, 77.43°W · view on map |
Shockoe Bottom African Burial Ground is located in United States, in Americas.
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