Things To Do in Mechanicsville, Virginia

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Inscription. From Virginias founding until the American Revolution 170 years later, the Anglican Church was the only state recognized religion. The government built the churches and the parsonages and paid the clergy with tax money. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. For more than a century the Polegreen Church stood as a monument to the Hanover Dissenters and Samuel Davies in the struggle for religious liberty. Though Davies died fifteen years before the American Revolution, his ... More on HMDB

Inscription. "We charged across the open field under a murdrous storm of balls & canister shot. & soon gained complet[e] possesion of all the buildings. We soon fortified as best we could the aproaches to the house by barrells & farming ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Established originally on the Pamunkey River prior to 1684, Subsequently moved to the village of “Old Church” and rebuilt in 1718, The Rev. Patrick Henry officiated 1737-1777, , Erected 1932 by Hanover Branch, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Rural Plains, home of the Shelton family for nearly three centuries, stands on the northern bank of Totopotomoy Creek. Eighteen-year-old Patrick Henry married Sarah Shelton in 1754. Family tradition places the wedding ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The community of Studley takes its name from the birthplace of Patrick Henry (1736-1799), orator of the American Revolution and first state governor of Virginia. The Henry family resided at Studley until 1750. The house, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here at Marlbourne is the grave of Edmund Ruffin (1794-1865), one of the leading American agriculturists of the 19th century. He published and edited the Farmer's Register, an agricultural journal, for several years. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In 1862 this farmhouse was home to the widow Sarah Watt, her granddaughter, Mary Jane Haw, and a maid. It was a typical Hanover County plantation of several hundred acres with some 28 slaves who produced a modest income ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Founded 1748 by, Rev. Samuel Davies, Presbytery of New, Castle synod of, New York. Seven years, before the organization, of Hanover Presbytery, 1755, Destroyed June 1st 1864. Erected by Woman's Auxillary, East Hanover ... More on HMDB