Cheap Things To Do in Manakin Sabot, Virginia

Inscription. It was named for Sabot Island, supposed to resemble a wooden shoe. Sabot Hill was the home of James A. Seddon, member of Congress and Confederate Secretary of War, 1862-65, who built the house in 1855. It was visited ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Three miles north are the home site and grave of William Webber, pastor of Dover Baptist Church, 1773-1808. As an early Baptist leader before the Revolution, he was imprisoned in the jails of Chesterfield and Middlesex. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1700-1701, Huguenots (French Protestant refugees) settled in this region on land provided to them by the Virginia colony. The Huguenot settlement, known as "Manakin Town" centered at the former site of a Monacan Indian ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here Colonel Ulric Dahlgren, Union cavalryman, coming from the north, turned east. Dahlgren, who acted in concert with Kilpatrick, left Stevensburg, Culpeper County, on February 28, 1864, and moved toward the James River, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Perhaps the oldest frame residence on James River west of Richmond, Tuckahoe was begun about 1... More on HMDB

Absolutely breathtaking scenery, rambling gardens and vistas. The house is a remarkable example of early Am... More on Yahoo! Travel

Inscription. James Pleasants was born on 24 Oct. 1769 at his home, Contention, located two miles south. A Quaker, Pleasants served in the Virginia House of Delegates from 1796 to 1810, and in 1803 was elected its clerk. He sat in ... More on HMDB

Inscription. A mile north are the home and grave of Reuben Ford, pastor of Goochland Baptist Church, 1771-1823. He was an advocate of equal religious rights for all, a leader in securing separation of church and state in Virginia. ... More on HMDB

Manakin Episcopal's history dates back to 1701 when their first church was built by French Huguenots who settled in the area after fleeing persecution from their country. In 1710, a bigger church was built. In 1730, the church site ... More on Virginia.org

St. Luke's was built in 1844 in the Classical Revival style of architecture. The church and the cemetery are on the National Register of Historic Places. The oldest grave in the cemetery is dated 1846. ... More on Virginia.org

We are conveniently located in Richmond's West End on the campus of Shady Grove United Methodist Church, 4825 Pouncey Tract Road, Glen ... More on Center4creativearts.org

Inscription. A group of neighbors, meeting in a cooper shop near the present site, organized a church in 1852. With five dollars, they purchased one acre of land from the estate of Thomas Maxwell a... More on HMDB