Potterfield to lead Byrd Park walking tour
A Byrd Park walking tour has been announced for August 22 10AM-noon:
Tyler Potterfield, author of Nonesuch a History of Richmond, Virginia Landscape to 1942, leads a walk through historic Byrd Park. Learn about its lakes, buildings, waterworks, Carillon, Dogwood Dell and the city’s first tree nursery. Participants will gain an appreciation of the landscape of Richmond’s largest park.
Meet your guide at the Christopher Columbus statue at the southern end of the Boulevard. $10 (Pay your guide on the day of the tour. ) Members: $5
http://www.richmondhistorycenter.com/walktour.asp
Glad to know this! I plan to do the tour and buy the book – wonder if the author would mind signing it the day of the tour? This blog is the first that I have heard of the author, the book or the tour! Thanks for posting!