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Churchyard at Saint Johns Episcopal Church.
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Some of the group toured the Edgar Allen Poe house and museum. Bust of Poe is visible in the background in this photo of the garden at the house.
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Price for a college education at UCLA $25,000
Price for a digital camera to take this picture $625
Price to take a Summer Class and travel to Richmond Virginia where they card 57 year olds - Priceless! (caption and photo by Roy)
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Finally, the group went on a ranger-led walk over to Belle Isle island, site of a Civil War prisoner-of-war camp. Here our guide, Ranger Mike Gorman gives a brief history of the camp.
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Detail from a map of Richmond in the Official Records Atlas. Note Hollywood Cemetery at upper left, Tredegar on the north bank opposite Belle Isle. The camp was in the green area on the east end of the island.
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East end of Belle Isle viewed from the north bank near Tredegar. The site of the prison was directly under the highway.
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Belle Isle from the north bank. The buildings were used by guards and for administration of the prison. The earth wall of the prison is visible at the foot of the hill near the center of the photo.
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View of the James River and Richmond skyline taken from the pedestrian bridge to Belle Isle. Tredegar Iron Works in foreground at left.
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Looking upriver (west). Belle Isle is at left.
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