Providence Forge VA Cheap and Free Things To Do and Attractions

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AShirley Plantation

  • 501 Shirley Plantation Road
    Charles City, VA 23030-2907
  • 804 / 829-5121
5.0
2+ reviews, 2 sources
  • Shirley Plantation, Virginia's oldest plantation, has been home to the Hill-Carter family for 12 generations. They are still there, but open the first ... more on Yelp
  • Overview The parents of Confederate commander Robert E. Lee were married at Shirley Plantation, the home of the Carter family since 1660. A Carter daughter, at her engagement party, used one of the dining room windows to test the authenticity of a diamond presented to her by a man she did not wish to marr... more on Yahoo! Travel

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Shirley Plantation
501 Shirley Plantation Road
Charles City, VA 23030-2907

BChelsea Plantation

Chelsea Plantation
  • Route 635
    West Point, VA 23181
  • +1 804 843 2386
  • Overview Built in 1709 by Col. Augustine Moore, Chelsea Plantation is the 2nd oldest Virginia Plantation still open for tours. It is on the National Historical Registry. Here is a few important keynotes about Chelsea : During the Revolutionary War, General Lafayette encamped here during the campaign of... more on Virginia.org
  • Overview An 18th-century mansion that has ties with such historic figures a George Washington and Robert ... more on TripAdvisor

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Chelsea Plantation
Route 635
West Point, VA 23181