tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post1779328396211330246..comments2024-03-29T07:49:35.932-04:00Comments on <center>The Shockoe Examiner<br><small>Blogging the History of Richmond, Virginia</small></center>: Steamer Company Number Five building, Jackson Ward - A Brief HistoryShockoe Examiner Staff - see bottom of blog entry for the specific author.http://www.blogger.com/profile/02822340615768561691noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-54296282294002180952012-05-21T19:59:56.376-04:002012-05-21T19:59:56.376-04:00No, that is not true but was a sensational story m...No, that is not true but was a sensational story made up by the overly-excited owners. They decided that the hose towner (where hoses were suspended and dried as the old canvas hoses would rot if put away wet) was a place of execution. All prisoners in Richmond were executed at the City Jail in Shockoe Valley, and the firemen and policemen would hardly agree to an execution in the building they had to eat and sleep in. This story is one of the many urban legends that have been created to enhance the story of this building.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2495295138304264877.post-66645682321999018692009-12-02T09:37:51.089-05:002009-12-02T09:37:51.089-05:00I heard there was also a gallows there at one poin...I heard there was also a gallows there at one point and that there were several executions that took place there. Is that true or just a myth?A Phttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10513726654461838003noreply@blogger.com