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Map 7. Cannonball Triangle - Located at Ash & Pear Streets.

8. Chimborazo Park - Located at East Broad Street near 32nd Street. This park includes a great view of the Southern part of the City. The park has a nice parkhouse, which was renovated in 2001. The parkhouse is available for community use. Chimborazo is Headquarters of the National Park Services Battlefield Park System. For more information about Richmond's National Battlefield Park System, call 804-226-1981.

9. Ethel Bailey Furman Park - Located at 29th and "M" Streets

10. Gillies Creek Park - Located at Stoney Run Drive and Williamsburg Road. This park features Disc golf and a BMX course for bikes.

11. Great Shiplock Park - Located at Canal and Pear Streets. It is the lowest of historic Kanawha Canal locks with interpretive display. It also offers great fishing off Chapel Island.

12. Jefferson Park - Located at 21st and East Marshall Streets. This park features a bandstand with comfort facility, tot lot and a beautiful view of the western part of the City. It is also the site of a buried steam train, which occurrred on October 2, 1925. A plaque commemorating this tragic accident is located at the tunnel's sealed entrance off 18th Street.

13. Libby Hill Park - Located at 28th and E. Franklin Streets. One of the three original parks in our urban park system, it was originally called Marshall Square. The park has a small park house. It also has a monument erected in 1894 for Confederate soldiers and sailors. Visit this park for a great view of the southside of the City.

14. Patrick Henry Park - Located at 25th and East Broad Streets. This park has benches and includes a landscaped area across from historic St. John's Church, where Patrick Henry gave his famous "Give Me Liberty, or Give Me Death!" speech. This park includes a landscaped area with benches.

15. Powhatan's Hill Park - Located at Williamsburg Road and Northampton Streets. This park includes open space with tennis courts, playground, comfort station and is near the Powhatan Community Center.

16. Taylor's Hill Park - Located at 21st & East Franklin Streets



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