Charles City VA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions
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AShirley Plantation
- 501 Shirley Plantation Road
Charles City, VA 23030-2907 - 804 / 829-5121
- Shirley Plantation, Virginia's oldest plantation, has been home to the Hill-Carter family for 12 generations. They are still there, but open the first ... more on Yelp
- Overview The parents of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee were married at Shirley Plantation, the home of the Carter family since 1660. A Carter daughter, at her engagement party, used one of the dining room windows to test the authenticity of a diamond presented to her by a man she did not wish to marr... more on Yahoo! Travel
Shirley Plantation
501 Shirley Plantation RoadCharles City, VA 23030-2907
BSherwood Forest Plantation
- 14501 John Tyler Memorial Hwy
Charles City, VA 23030-3644 - +1 804 829 5377
- Overview Two presidents, John Tyler and William Henry Harrison, once called Sherwood Forest home. This stunning example of Tidewater architectural design was built in 1730 on a plantation granted in 1616. Highlights include a ballroom, added by Tyler for guests to dance the popular Virginia Reel. Stroll t... more on Yahoo! Travel
- Overview Sherwood Forest (1720), at 300 feet said to be the longest wood-frame house in the United States, was the retirement home of John Tyler (1790-1862), 10th president of the United States. Tyler, who came into office in 1841 when William Henry Harrison died a month after inauguration, was a Whig who... more on Fodor's
Sherwood Forest Plantation
14501 John Tyler Memorial HwyCharles City, VA 23030-3644
DChelsea Plantation
- Route 635
West Point, VA 23181 - +1 804 843 2386
- Overview An 18th-century mansion that has ties with such historic figures a George Washington and Robert ... more on TripAdvisor
- Overview Built in 1709 by Col. Augustine Moore, Chelsea Plantation is the 2nd oldest Virginia Plantation still open for tours. It is on the National Historical Registry. Here is a few important keynotes about Chelsea : During the Revolutionary War, General Lafayette encamped here during the campaign of... more on Virginia.org
Chelsea Plantation
Route 635West Point, VA 23181
