Richmond National Battlefield Park will host a commemorative event Saturday, Nov. 2, to honor the anniversary of the 5th United States Colored Troops voting in the 1864 presidential election at Fort Harrison. The event, titled “Election Day 1864: Black Soldiers Vote on the Front Lines,” will take place from 10
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Officials with Richmond National Battlefield Park, which consists of about 3,700 acres of land in Henrico, Hanover and Chesterfield, are preparing to change the way (and the locations in which) they interact with the public, with the goal of expanding programming and visitor engagement along the river. The National
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On Sept. 30, Richmond National Battlefield Park will commemorate the September 1864 Battle of Fort Harrison with a film, exhibits, tours of the site, and battle reenactments. The free event will last from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 8621 Battlefield Park in Eastern Henrico. Located just eight
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Henrico County’s Department of Recreation and Parks is launching the Historically Speaking program series, a four-event series that will examine various aspects of the county’s four-century history. The series will feature programs Aug. 6, Sept. 14, Nov. 12 and Dec. 3 examining immigration to the county, the work
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About 1,300 acres of the Malvern Hill Battlefield in Eastern Henrico is now preserved by the National Park Service, following Richmond National Battlefield Park’s acquisition of 371 acres of land there from the Capital Region Land Conservancy. Richmond National Battlefield Park Superintendent Doyle Sapp made the announcement Jan.
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