Cheap Things To Do in Providence Forge, Virginia

Inscription. The site of Forge Bridge over the Chickahominy River is located about a mile south of here. On 14 June 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry brigade crossed there on their famous ride around Maj. Gen. George ... More on HMDB

Inscription. In a well-coordinated movement, Grants army crept away from the grim experience at Cold Harbor and marched rapidly for the Chickahominy River crossings. A Union soldier writing home from Long Bridge on June 13, 1864, ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here about 1770, Charles Jeffery Smith, a Presbyterian minister, settled and, with William Holt, built a forge for making farm implements. Francis Jerdone became a partner in 1771. A militia camp was established here ... More on HMDB

Inscription. One mile south is the home of descendants of the Chickahominy Indians, a powerful tribe at the time of the settlement of Jamestown. Chickahominies were among the Indians who took Captain John Smith prisoner in December ... More on HMDB

Inscription. The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries established the first Virginia State Game Farm nearby in 1920. The state initially raised quail in captivity there to restock the birds throughout Virginia. The game farm was ... More on HMDB

Charles City's Evelynton Plantation is a Colonial Revival-style home, furnished in period. The grounds surroun ... More on PlanetWare

Inscription. Originally part of William Byrd's Westover, Evelynton has been occupied by the Ruffin family since 1847, when it was purchased by Edmund Ruffin, Jr. Fierce skirmishes took place on the... More on HMDB

Built by William Byrd II in 1730, it is the nation's premier example of a Georgian domestic complex. Its st... More on Virginia.org

We visited towards the end of October when there wasn't anything but a few blooms scattered, but there was ... More on TripAdvisor

Inscription. Schools were precious to a community denied education for centuries. Following the Civil War one and two-room schools for "colored" children were established around the county. It was here in Ruthville, however, that ... More on HMDB

Inscription. This community was the site of a Quaker settlement in the eighteenth century and the Weyanoke Quaker Meeting House and graveyard. The meetinghouse was the Upper Quarter gathering place for the Yearly Meeting of Virginia ... More on HMDB

The oldest plantation in Virginia and one of the finest examples on the James River, this is home to the el... More on Heritage

Hi, I would agree with the previous reviews about the wonderful plantation and how it is maintained. More on igougo