History Lecture: Brown’s Island Explosion
Belmont Recreation Center 1600 Hilliard Road, Henrico, VA, United StatesVictims of the Brown’s Island Explosion The 1863 Brown's Island Explosion is one of the most tragic events of the Civil War in Richmond. Fifty died at the munitions plant, mostly women and girls. While the cause was determined (careless handling by Mary Ryan), the fate of the victims is not as well known. Historian […]