Help the Forest Hill Neighborhood take its place in history by entering FHN homes into the National Register of Historic Places and the Virginia Landmarks Register

Markham’s Mills on Reedy Branch Documentary and physical evidence suggest that Bernard Markham may have erected at least three separate mills on his plantation that once encompassed all of present-day Forest Hill. Reedy Branch is a meandering tributary along the south boundary of the district, located in a remarkably unspoiled area south of the terminal [...]

Forest Hill (Site) 127-6069-0781 Forest Hill is a sprawling, irregularly shaped elevation that rises precipitously from the James River to an overall height that ranges, roughly, between 150 feet and 210 feet above sea level. Much of the Forest Hill Historic District is situated on the elevated shelf. The pinnacle of Forest Hill is a [...]

Canal above Forest Hill (Structure) 127-6069-0784 The entire north boundary of the Forest Hill Historic District is reinforced by a canal that runs parallel to and in between the south bank of the James River and the railroad track of the Richmond & Danville Railroad (Southern Railway). The extant canal is approximately 10 yards wide. [...]

Visually, geographically, and historically, Forest Hill is characterized by the Falls of the James River. More than any other natural feature, the Falls shaped the settlement patterns associated with Forest Hill and Richmond’s Southside. Marking the fall line that extends from Trenton, New Jersey to Birmingham, Alabama, the Falls are comprised of “Islands, Rocks, Shoals, [...]