The Greater Fulton Hill Civic Association with the assistance of the Richmond Police Department’s Precinct One will conduct a “walk-through” in the vicinity of Powhatan Park.

The RTD is reporting that an unidentified 44-year-old man was found in the parking lot at 4809 Parker Street with a bashed head at just after 3AM this morning. The man is alive but has “possibly life-threatening injuries” according to the police.

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I’m looking for a good source (or sources) to learn the history of my property on Rawlings – the old neighborhood Doctor’s house at 1707.

I have heard several folks say that this was a significant spot during the Civil War, and even that there are tunnels located somewhere under my land which assisted in slaves becoming free women and men. How awesome, if it’s true!

When I first bought my house, I wrote to PBS’s History Detectives to see if they would come out here and check into it. I thought it would make a cool story. They never contacted me, though.

The other day, another person mentioned that they understood my property to have been important in helping slaves escape, so I figured I would try another route to discovery. I really don’t know where to start, though. History is not a real strong suit of mine.

Anyone have any ideas? As well as pointing me in the direction of factual sources, I would welcome any folklore that anyone has. Seems like quite a few people that have lived up here for a while are familiar with the place.

Thanks for reading!
Shannon

A friend told me about RichmondThenandNow.com. The website offers some history on Fulton Hill’s past.

Richmond Tree Stewards classes will be offered again this fall. Classes begin Oct.7; find out more and sign up! In other tree-related news, the deadline to participate in the Adopt-A-Tree Program for this year is Oct.1, with trees adopted this year to be planted late November through the end of February. Visit the city’s Urban Forrestry site to learn more or download the application (.doc) to get your block a nice tree!