Happily, Richmond has preserved much of her charm of a bygone day,
despite the fact that she has kept step with the times. Innumerable
shrines remain to remind the visitor of the dramatic part played by the
city in the making of the nation. In virtually every quarter of the town
will be found reminders of the past—public buildings, homes and gardens,
memorials to her sons and daughters; in short, showplaces of wide
interest to those who would acquaint themselves with the history of a
section visited by Englishmen soon after the establishment of a
settlement at Jamestown.
The tour has been planned on a geographic basis to permit as much as
possible to be seen. It is almost impossible to sightsee chronologically
in Richmond, as our forefathers built where they wished and not
according to a city plan. The result is that the old buildings of
Richmond are scattered quite widely. Leaving the heart of the city, we
drive to the intersection of Third and Main streets and proceed south on
Third to the end of the street, where we come to Gamble’s Hill Park.