Things To Do in Powhatan, Virginia

This course compliments its natural surroundings, as it is touched on all sides by tall pines and restful meadows. Gentle, man-made waterways create water hazards on three holes. This was rated as ... More on Golf.com

Mill Quarter Plantation Country Club is an 18-hole regulation length golf course in Powhatan, Virginia. This medium-length layout features 4 sets of teeboxes for the enjoyment of golfers of all ski... More on TheGolfCourses.net

On the National Register of Historic Places, the central feature of this historic district is the courthouse. It was designed by noted New York architect Alexander Jackson Davis and completed in 18... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. The first courthouse was built here about 1783 and around it grew the village of Scottville. Named for Revolutionary War Gen. Charles Scott, who was born in the area, the town eventual... More on HMDB

THE FOUNDRY GOLF CLUB HISTORY ~Land Bound by History~ The Foundry Golf Club rests on one of the most naturally stunning properties in Virginia. The rolling terrain, native vegetation, and scattered... More on Foundrygolfclub.com

The 18-hole "Foundry" course at the The Foundry Golf Club facility in Powhatan, Virginia features 6,833 yards of golf from the longest tees for a par of 72 . The course rating is 72.8 and it has a ... More on golflink.com

Inscription. This Court House: 1848-1849 was erected by order of court, in quarterly session entered on, the 6th day of March 1848, whereby for that purpose were appointed commissioners, John W. Nash Wm. S. Dance, R. F. Graves Philip ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Mosbys Tavern: Benjamin Mosby operated a tavern on this site as early as 1741 in what was then Goochland County. In 1749 at the formation of Cumberland County, this tavern served as its Courthouse. The sessions were held ... More on HMDB

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

Inscription. Five miles southwest is the Wigwam, the home of William B. Giles, Jefferson's chief lieutenant; United States Senator, 1804-1815, and Governor of Virginia, 1827-1830, an orator and famous political leader. Giles died ... More on HMDB

Inscription. (preface), After Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant broke through Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lees lines at Petersburg on April 2, 1865, Lee ordered the evacuation of Petersburg and Richmond. The Army of Northern Virginia retreated ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Although Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865, the formal surrender ceremonies for his cavalry, artillery, and infantry occurred over the next three days. ... 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