Cheap Things To Do in Chester, Virginia

Inscription. Gabriel Archer wrote about a high rock cliff that projected into the channel of the Appomattox River upstream of its confluence with the James. When exploring the river in 1608, Smith found verdant marshes the likes of ... More on HMDB

Located in the heart of Pocahontas State Park in Chesterfield County.Pocahontas State Park is on Beach Road (Route 655) west of Chester (south of Richmond); follow signs to the boat ramp. This 107-acre impoundment of Swift Creek provides ... More on AnglerWeb.com

The recreated 1611 Citie of Henricus, an outdoor living history museum with 12 recreated colonial structures, demonstrates history through âhands-onâ encounters with period dressed historical interpreters. Visitors interact with interpreters ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Bermuda Hundred was started in 1613, after the English settlers made peace with the Virginia natives. It was named after the traumatic shipwreck of the "Third Supply" bringing reinforcements to Vir... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Established 1613 by Sir Thomas Dale. First incorporated Virginia town 1614. Home of John Rolfe, colony recorder, who married Pocahontas. Rev. Alexander Whitaker ministered here. Early ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Just east of this point running from the James River to the Appomattox River, was the Confederate defense line known as the Howlett line, named for the Howlett House that stood at the ... More on HMDB

Inscription. These earthworks are part of the strong Confederate defensive position known as the “Howlett Line.” Composed of a string of interconnected redoubts and trenches, the line r... More on HMDB

Inscription. This site seems remote from Richmond, but Confederate defenses extended well beyond the city. From mid-June 1864 a unit of artillerymen called Parkers Battery manned these earthworks. Despite the proximity of a large ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The foundation is all that remains of the lightkeepers house. The lightkeeper had to live on site to maintain the gas-powered lights which were once located on the bluff. Lights were constructed after the first Dutch ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Near this spot was built, Anno Domini 1611, The Church of Henricopolis: Under the auspices of, Sir Thomas Dale, High Marshall of Virginia, The Reverend Alexander Whitaker, M. A, Minist... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Colonial Dames, Of America in the, State of Virginia, A. D. 1910, Erect this monument on the site, Of the Town of Henricopolis, To commemorate the college, And university which on,... More on HMDB

Inscription. Mary Randolph, a native of Chesterfield County and author of the first American regional cookbook, lived nearby at Presquile Plantation during the last two decades of the 18th century after her marriage to David Meade ... More on HMDB