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Manchester, Virginia
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
or A former city of Chesterfield county, Virginia, U.S.A., (on the S. side of the James river), since 1 9 10 a part of Richmond. Pop. (1900), 9715, of whom 3338 were negroes; (1906 estimate), 9997
It is served by the Atlantic Coast Line, the Seaboard Air Line, and the Southern railways, by electric lines to Richmond and Petersburg, and by numerous river boats. It is finely situated in a bend of the river, with about 2 m. of water front; on the heights above is Forest Hill park, a pleasure resort, and adjacent to it Woodland Heights, a beautiful residential district. From the surrounding country come much agricultural produce, coal, lumber, bricks and granite. There is a good harbour and excellent water power. Among the manufactures are paper, flour, cotton goods, leather,brick,railway supplies, &c. The value of the city's factory products increased from $1,621,358 in 1900 to $3,226,268 in 1905, or 90%.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Manchester, Virginia'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/m/manchester-virginia.html. 1910.
