Monumental Church, Twelfth and Broad Sts., Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Monumental Church (Twelfth and Broad Sts.) Richmond, Va., On the night of Dec. 26, 1811, and during the performance therein of a pantomime called 'The Bleeding Nun,' the Richmond Theatre was totally destroyed by fire and seventy-two persons, including the Governor of Virginia (Geo. W. Smith) perished in the flames. The impossibility of removing and properly identifying the ashes and bones of the victims of this appalling sister resulted in the internment on the fatal spot where the theatre formerly stood, and the erection thereof of this Church in commemoration of the melancholy event.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/627
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards
Monumental Church, Twelfth and Broad Sts., Richmond, Va.
Card Text (transcribed from postcard): Monumental Church (Twelfth and Broad Sts.) Richmond, Va., On the night of Dec. 26, 1811, and during the performance therein of a pantomime called 'The Bleeding Nun,' the Richmond Theatre was totally destroyed by fire and seventy-two persons, including the Governor of Virginia (Geo. W. Smith) perished in the flames. The impossibility of removing and properly identifying the ashes and bones of the victims of this appalling sister resulted in the internment on the fatal spot where the theatre formerly stood, and the erection thereof of this Church in commemoration of the melancholy event.
Manufacturer: Southern Bargain House, Richmond, Va.
Date Postmarked: Not postmarked.
Rights: This item is in the public domain. Acknowledgement of the Virginia Commonwealth University Libraries as a source is requested.
Reference URL: scholarscompass.vcu.edu/postcard/627
Collection: Rarely Seen Richmond: Early twentieth century Richmond as seen through vintage postcards