Byrd Park

at , Richmond , 23220 United States

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Byrd Park, also known as William Byrd Park, is a public park located in Richmond, Virginia, United States, north of the James River and adjacent to Maymont. The 200acre park includes a mile-long trail with exercise stops, monuments, an amphitheatre, and three small lakes: Shields (sometimes spelled Sheilds), Swan, and Boat Lake. Boat Lake (also called Fountain Lake) has a lighted fountain at its center. Visitors can rent pedal boats there in season. The park includes tennis courts, Little League baseball fields, and a children's playground. The historic round house and Poplar Vale Cemetery are also located in the park. It is named after William Byrd II, whose family owned much of the area when Richmond was founded in 1737. The park was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016.HistoryIn 1873, the city of Richmond began the creation of a new municipal waterworks system, in order to replace an earlier one which had become insufficient for the growing city. In 1874, a site was chosen upriver to the west of the city, and from 1875 to 1888, the land was acquired and the reservoir constructed. The pit used for building up the earthen berms became what is now Fountain Lake, itself fed by the reservoir. In 1884, the New Pump-House was completed at the base of the hill, drawing water from the defunct James River and Kanawha Canal and pumping it up to the reservoir. The large tract of parkland surrounding the reservoir was descriptively named New Reservoir Park, with the equally aptly named Boulevard serving to house the water main leading from the reservoir to the thoroughfare of Broad Street, simultaneously providing access to the park.

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Elijah C.

Richmond has so many staples. And this is another one of them. It's just a stones-throw from Maymont Park, and if you walk from Carytown it's wonderful... Read more

Steven A.

Byrd park is a great place for a walk or jog. Any Richmonder should grab a friend and do the paddle boats at least once. Honestly, they just need to cut the... Read more

Alison M.

I was told by a bunch of people to visit Byrd park while I was here for a girl's weekend last month. Maybe it was just the day or the weather or... Read more

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Byrd Park is Richmond based place and this enity listed in Neighborhood category. 23220. Contact phone number of Byrd Park: (804) 646-5733