Things To Do in Prince George, Virginia

Set on Courthouse Square in the Prince George County Historic Courthouse District, the Heritage Center brings together centuries of artifacts and stories about one of the most historic counties in... More on Visitrichmondva.com

Set on Courthouse Square in the Prince George County Historic Courthouse District, the Heritage Center brings together centuries of artifacts and stories about one of the most historic counties in ... More on Visitrichmondva.com

The museum honors women's contributions to teh Army from the Revolutionary War to present, telling their stories with artifacts, interactive exhibits, ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

The Museum honors women's contributions to the Army from the Revolutionary War to the Civil War and to the present, telling their stories with artifacts, interactive exhibits, educational programs... More on Visitrichmondva.com

'United States Army Quartermaster Museum', located at Fort Lee, Virginia, is one of a number of small museums in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The museum's aim is to preserve and exhibit the histor... More on Wikipedia

Since 1957 the Quartermaster Museum has preserved the history and heritage of the U.S. Army Quartermaster Corps, the Army's oldest logistic branch. For more than two centuries Quartermaster soldier... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Inscription. Bailey's Creek is named for Temperance Bailey (ca. 1617-ca. 1652), the daughter of Cicely Bailey and her first husband, whose name is unknown. When he died before Sept. 1620, Temperance inherited 200 acres of land near ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Weyanoke Indians, part of the Powhatan Chiefdom, occupied Jordan's Point, around two miles north on the James River, when English colonists arrived in 1607. There, about 1620, Samuel Jordan settled; the place was called ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Erected by the Prince, George Chapter U. D. C. to the memory of the, Confederate Soldiers, of Prince George Co. that their heroic deeds, sublime self-sacrifice, and undying devotion, to duty and country may, never be ... More on HMDB

Mount Hope Baptist Church was organized by former slaves in 1878 under the name of Bethel Church and its founding pastor was Reverend Peter Berry. A late 19th century place of faith formation and social striving, free Blacks were ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. As the summer of 1864 ended with Union Gen. U. S. Grants army still laying siege to Petersburg, Southern sources learned of a large herd of cattle being held at nearby Coggins Point on the James River. The cattle were ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Lord Cornwallis, going toward the James in pursuit of Lafayette, passed here, May 24, 1781. A part of Grant's army passed here on the way to Petersburg, June, 1864. The place was occupied by Union troops in 1864-65. ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In June 1864, Gen. U. S. Grant began to confine Gen. Robert E. Lees Army of Northern Virginia within the Richmond and Petersburg defenses. The South Side R. R. connecting Petersburg an... More on HMDB

Inscription. After crossing the James River, Gen. Gouverneur Warrens Fifth Corps and Gen. Ambrose Burnsides Ninth Corps were ordered to move toward Petersburg. One of two primary routes of advance,... More on HMDB