Streets
Information about streets in Richmond during the Civil War

Written Accounts

1867-07-16, Richmond Dispatch; lengthy and detailed article about the colored schools in Richmond. First African Baptist Church has an enormous school, Chimborazo has a “normal high school” to train teachers.
1867-08-28, Richmond Dispatch; little boy jumps on train on Broad street, falls, has legs crushed, and later dies – son of soldier killed at Ft. Gregg at Petersburg
1868-03-03, Richmond Dispatch; Richard “Dick” Turner, formerly of Libby Prison, is assaulted in the street at 17th and Broad Street. Knocked out and loses several teeth
1868-05-30, Belvedere Baptist Church, where Bread Rioters once met, now too small for church purposes, and “is in wretched repair.”
1868-08-07, Richmond Dispatch; letter of “Citizen” describing cruel treatment of negroes by Freedmen’s Bureau and U. S. soldiers – Chimborazo denizens made to wear barrel shirts and beatings. Argues forcefully against emancipation, and describes slaveowne
1868-09-02, Richmond Dispatch; Broad street being paved from Trinity church towards Chimborazo
1871-04-25, Richmond Dispatch; long recommendation for Chimborazo to be made into a park. Details as to current ownership, its present use as a Freedmen’s camp, and pre-war use as a “common”
1872-03-14, Richmond Dispatch; city dumping coal cinders to make sidewalks near Chimborazo – children scooping up the usable lumps
1881-06-30, Wichita City Eagle; travel account featuring a visit to Richmond – incredibly detailed description of Libby Prison, Capitol Square, the Richmond newspapers and the Readjuster politics
1883, Southern Historical Society Papers Vol. 1, pp. 542-559; White, W. S. "Stray Leaves from a Soldier's Journal."

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