Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-30
wow TO SEE RICHMOND.

l Enquiry Is frequently made or the us
-. ,oh "a "a what plan we would recon-
mend for adoption 10 enable s'ra"soi'
10 see our city to the best adVah'aso'
To give an exact answer TO such ques-
ton one should know the history anu
tos,es Of the enquirer; but for general
reply we should say that whoever "ou'u
do" the city well should begin al inc
| Capitol.
There 1. n building whose foundations
were laid in 1885, and which mas hah
great history There were held the ses-
sions of the Confederate Congress. sAirt-
ing the Capitol Square are the city ha'''
the finest building in Virginia; the hAseu-
two Mansion, OF which the occupant ~
Governor Charles T. O'Ferrall, who was
gallant leutenant-colonel OF cavalry;
the State Library, which holds also
fine gallery OF portraits; the custom
house. which was used as offices for Presi-
dent Davis. the Confederate Urea
sury Department, ETC.; the old peh-
house. from whose tower the alarms
were wrung to summon the local
troops TO assemble to resist yankee
raiders" and ST. Paurs church, wnere
Davis and Lee worshipped, and where
Davis was seated when notified that Lee
would be compelled to evacuate RICH
mond and Petersburg. etc. In the Capt.
tol Square is the Washington monument
n magnificent aggregation OF bronze
figures. and statues Of Stonewall jack
son and Henry Clay
Four squares, or blocks" from the
Capitol SQUARE IL the white House Of the
Confederacy." now Confederate Muse
UNI and library.
SO. in and about the Capitol Square the
visitor may prohtably spend several hours.
The fonder he is of historic records anu
souvenirs of the past the better he VIII
like his visit there.
Relow (east of the Capitol Square, Is
the older part of Richmond. Street-cars
will take YOU past the Monumental
church. marking the spot where, In lsll,
the Richmond Theatre was burned, with
great loss of life; st. Johns church, In
which Patrick Henry made some OF MS
famous speeches; Libby Hill, on which
stands the monument to the soldiers and
sailors Of the Confederacy, and land you
at Chimborazo Park, now place OF popu-
lar resort, but during the war covered
with one-story buildings used as hospi-
tails. Not far from Libby Hill are the
site OF Libby Prison removed to ChicaSo),
| and 1.-THE old stone house." the latter the
oldest building in Richmond.
Uptown, strangers and others ma
pleasure in visiting CANDLES Hill PARK
the Jefferson Hotel Monroe Park the
Lee monument, and the Lee Camp Sol
diers' Home
At Oakwood Cemetery. IN the East-End,
and in Hollywood Cemetery. In the west
End. there are buried total Of about
thirty thousand Confederate soldiers. Al
the Jewish Cemetery, at the north ehd
Of Fourth street, there is a beautifully
enclosed soldiers section, filed with
dead who died for u.s. during the late
war. There are many other cemeteries
bnre but we mention those only which
will have a general interest for visitors
here at this time. At Hollywood Presl-
dent Davis. Pickett, Stuart, and many
others OF distinction are buried.
The visitor who undertakes TO see even
the few objects of interest that we have
mentioned will get a comprehensive view
of Richmond. He will be led into our
busy marts, by our great cigarette ana
other tobacco factories and warehouses;
along by our Touring mills and ioun-
dries, and through our wholesale ana
retail streets, and will have a view OF
some of our finest residential neiShbor-
hoods.
: we do not think II necessary TO 60 into
, further details here. In other columns
| Of this issue are pictures and letter-press
descriptions of the attractions OF Rich-
mond. Every visitor should glance over
2 This paper. pencil in hand, and make a
( memorandum of the things that he wishes
= 10 see. Then, unless he have a resident
friend TO pilot him around, let him
, begin at the Capitol and do" up the city
l systematically. Let him ask as many
questions as he pleases Of policemen OF
3 citizens. Rarely indeed, we promise
4 will he get anything but kind answer
S and the information he seeks
= Electric street-cars will carry you nearly
$ anywhere you wish to go iR the city
t There is also street-car line to the bat
tle-fed of Seven Pines or FAR Oahs' All
other takes you near to the residence
of Major Ginter, which is in the loyelies
:, mart of suburban Richmond-a section o.
beautiful roads. parks. and groves.
The best views OF Richmond and Man
chester are obtainable from the City-Hal
towers, the platform of the Capitol build
' ing. the roof of the Jefferson Hotel ane
from Chimborazo and Libby Hills; IRON
CANDLES Hill Park. and from the new
;. mart" of Hollywood. near where Presi
dent Davis is buried. This latter spo
fronts the James river. and is far to TN
:, west in the new part of the cemetery
The section is an elliptieal circle. en-
closed by granolithic curbing. and tn
: grave IS between two fair-sized trees.