The History. During the Roman Empire what we now call the Vatican Necropolis was a humble cemetery beside the Circus of Nero. Itâs proximity to the fabled circus meant that it also became the final resting place of St. Peter when he was crucified there in AD 69.
Leon is an unincorporated community located in Madison County, Virginia, United States. Leon (Madison County, Virginia). Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
By 1895, Bon Air was under development as a resort for Richmonders, located on the Southern Railway about 8 miles (13 km) west of Manchester (which agreed to merge with the City of Richmond in 1909) and 3 miles (5 km) west of Granite in Chesterfield County, Virginia.n 1911, the new Westham Bridge crossed the James River between Henrico County and Chesterfield County about 7 miles (11 km) upstream from Richmond. Built as a toll bridge, it was named for the nearby Westham Station of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway in 1911.