Cheap Things To Do in Chesterfield, Virginia

Inscription. This is the site of the former camp of two Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) companies and a Works Progress Administration (WPA) work force of 300 men who constructed the recreation area along Swift Creek from the spring ... More on HMDB

Magnolia Grange, a Virginia Historic Landmark and is on the National Register of Historic Places, was built in 1822 by William Winfree. It is a Federal-style plantation house named after the circle... More on Virginia.org

If you are interested in history, this site and several others in the Chester area offer a chance to step back in history in a pleasant friendly setting. I organized ... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Located north of this marker is the site of the camp of CCC Company 2386, Beach, Virginia. The camp was organized in 1935 and disbanded in 1942. The company consisted of 2 to 3 military officers, a civilian technical ... More on HMDB

The history of Chesterfield County from the prehistoric era to modern day is exhibited in this local museum. Housed in a reproduction of the colonial courthouse of 1750, this collection tells the c... More on Heritage

The Chesterfield Museum is a reproduction of the colonial courthouse of 1750. Its collections tell the history of Chesterfield County from prehistoric times through the 20th century. Exhibits inclu... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. I propose to create a civilian conservation corps¦confining itself to forestry, the prevention of soil erosion, flood control, and similar projects. I call your attention to the fact that this type of work is of definite, ... More on HMDB

Four sites are included in this historic area. Magnolia Grange is an 1822 plantation house. The Chesterfield County Museum presents the countyâs history. The 1892 jail features original cells plus ... More on Discover America

The Chesterfield Historical Society of Virginia is a 501(C)3 organization whose mission is to preserve, interpret and promote Chesterfield County history. The Historical Society is governed by a 15... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Coal mines, including Brighthope, Raccoon, Cox, Hill, Vaden, and others, were located a mile west of here. As early as 1822 coal was sold for local use. By 1845 the Clover Hill Railroad was constructed to transport the ... More on HMDB

The Georgian-style Eppington Plantation was built circa 1768 by Francis Eppes VI, brother-in-law ... More on Visitrichmondva.com

Inscription. Two and one-third miles south stands Eppington, built in the late 1760s by Francis Eppes and his wife Elizabeth Wayles Eppes, half-sister to Martha Wayles Jefferson. Thomas Jefferson f... More on HMDB

This 1817 plantation home serves as the headquarters for the Chesterfield Historical Society. One of the finest Palladian style period houses in Chesterfield County, Castlewood has a five-part buil... More on Heritage

One of the finest Federal period houses in Chesterfield County.Castlewood features a formal five-part design and features molded plaster ceilings in the main rooms, two stairways to each adjacent w... More on Virginia.org