Westham Station
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Westham Station in Henrico County, Virginia
, was originally located at Westham, Virginia
on the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
(R&A), which was laid along the towpath
of the James River and Kanawha Canal
in the 1880s. The R&A railroad was acquired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
(C&O) in the 1890s. Nearby, the Westham Bridge
was built across the James River
in 1911.
C&O's Westham Station was relocated to a Richmond city park in 1961.
Henrico County, Virginia
Henrico is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, a state of the United States. As of 2010, Henrico was home to 306,935 people. It is located in the Richmond-Petersburg region and is a portion of the Richmond Metropolitan Statistical Area...
, was originally located at Westham, Virginia
Westham, Virginia
Westham was an unincorporated town in Henrico County, Virginia. It is located in the present day area of Tuckahoe, Virginia.-History:Westham was established on land that had been owned by William Randolph II. When Randolph died, his son Beverley, inherited Westham Plantation and planned to create...
on the Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad
The Richmond and Alleghany Railroad was built along the James River along the route of the James River and Kanawha Canal from Richmond on the fall line at the head of navigation to a point west of Lynchburg near Buchanan, Virginia, and combined with the Buchanan and Clifton Forge Railway Company to...
(R&A), which was laid along the towpath
Towpath
A towpath is a road or trail on the bank of a river, canal, or other inland waterway. The purpose of a towpath is to allow a land vehicle, beasts of burden, or a team of human pullers to tow a boat, often a barge...
of the James River and Kanawha Canal
James River and Kanawha Canal
The James River and Kanawha Canal was a canal in Virginia, which was built to facilitate shipments of passengers and freight by water between the western counties of Virginia and the coast....
in the 1880s. The R&A railroad was acquired by the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
The Chesapeake and Ohio Railway was a Class I railroad formed in 1869 in Virginia from several smaller Virginia railroads begun in the 19th century. Led by industrialist Collis P...
(C&O) in the 1890s. Nearby, the Westham Bridge
Westham Bridge
Westham Bridge crossed the James River between Henrico County and Chesterfield County. The bridge was located between Bosher Dam and Williams Island Dam just west of the 7 miles of rapids and falls which constitute the fall line of the James River at Richmond, Virginia.Built as a toll bridge in...
was built across the James River
James River (Virginia)
The James River is a river in the U.S. state of Virginia. It is long, extending to if one includes the Jackson River, the longer of its two source tributaries. The James River drains a catchment comprising . The watershed includes about 4% open water and an area with a population of 2.5 million...
in 1911.
C&O's Westham Station was relocated to a Richmond city park in 1961.