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Inscription. This place was three miles south. Little remains of the house. John Carter obtained patents for a large grant here before 1654, but the place is better known as the home of his son, Robert (“King”) Carter. ... More on HMDB

John Carter had the first church built on this site; it was completed in 1670 after his death. In 1730, his son Robert "King" Carter, colonial Virginia's most powerful planter, proposed to build a ... More on Virginia.org

Inscription. Christ Church Lancaster, a singular example of colonial church architecture, was completed circa 1735. This is Robert “King” Carters legacy to the community. Its simplicity... More on HMDB

Inscription. Albert Terry Wright (1871–1944) was born in Hanover County, Virginia. He taught in the black schools of Richmond and, by 1908, at White Stone in Lancaster County. By 1921 Wright was principal of the countys first ... More on HMDB

Inscription. During the War of 1812, the British blockaded the Chesapeake Bay and sent raiding vessels up the rivers and creeks to plunder and destroy property. The lookout at Windmill Point (about a mile east) on Fleets Island reported ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Henry Fleete was born about 1602 in Kent, England, and moved to Jamestown, Virginia, in 1621. Fleete was seized by the Anacostan Indians during a trading expedition and held for five years. He learned their language and ... More on HMDB

Steamboat Era Museum in Irvington, VA is one of more than 15,400 museums in the MuseumsUSA directory. Find an exciting museum ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

Although the building housing this interesting local museum looks like a railway station, inside it's devoted to the late-19th-and early-20th-century era when steamboats were the major means of tra... More on Frommers

Inscription. Ditchley, five miles northeast, was patented in 1651 by Colonel Richard Lee. The first house dated from 1687, the present house was built by Kendall Lee in 1752. Cobbs Hall, near by, was acquired by Richard Lee, probably ... More on HMDB

Inscription. Here was born, October 28, 1817, Henrietta Hall (daughter of Colonel Addison Hall), first American woman missionary to China. She married Rev. J. Lewis Shuck, and was sent with him to China by the Baptist Board of Foreign ... More on HMDB

Elegant in its simplicity and virtually unchanged since 1735, this is the most pristine of Virginia's many Colonial-era churches. It was the gift of planter and businessman Robert "King" Carter, t... More on Frommers

The Foundation for Historic Christ Church is a dynamic organization whose commitment to preserving and interpreting Christ Church is rivaled only by the beauty and ... More on MuseumsUSA.org

The website for Lower United Methodist Church in Hartfield, Virginia. More on Lowerumc.org

Inscription. Built 1717, this was the second lower chapel of Christ Church Parish, Middlesex County. It occupies the site of the first lower chapel of this parish, built before 1661 as the church o... More on HMDB