Directions from Williamsburg, Virginia to Chester, Virginia
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Scars of Conflict
National And State Parks – Mechanicsville, Virginia
Inscription. Twelve days of combat transformed this once pastoral landscape. With every shift of a line of battle, the soldiers dug new works. Reserve troops dug too, well behind the front lines. By battles end, earthworks gouged ... More on HMDB
Wickham's Line
Landmarks – Glen Allen, Virginia
Inscription. In the first phase of the Battle of Yellow Tavern on 11 May 1864, Brig. Gen. Williams C. Wickham and his Confederate cavalry were posted just south of this location below Old Francis Road. Wickham's men fired on Brig. ... More on HMDB
John Rolfe 1585-1622
Landmarks – Henrico, Virginia
Inscription. John Rolfe emigrated from England to Virginia in 1610 and settled in what was to become Henrico County. In 1612 he imported tobacco seeds from Trinidad and cultivated a new strain of mild tobacco. He shipped part of his ... More on HMDB
Civilian Conservation Corps - Company 2386
National And State Parks – Chesterfield, Virginia
Inscription. Located north of this marker is the site of the camp of CCC Company 2386, Beach, Virginia. The camp was organized in 1935 and disbanded in 1942. The company consisted of 2 to 3 military officers, a civilian technical ... More on HMDB
Worker Housing
National And State Parks – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. The wooden framework you see here represents the outline of one unit of a six unit “laborers quarters” built for Tredegar workers before the Civil War. Two long, multi-unit “quarters” bordered ... More on HMDB
Crump Park Lake
Parks – Richmond, Virginia
The park and the lake are on Courtney Road, northwest of Richmond at Glen Allen. From I-295 take Route 33 (Staples Mill Road) east and turn left on Mountain Road and watch for signs on the left. Crump Park Lake is a 1-acre pond in ... More on AnglerWeb.com
Hanover Confederate Soldiers Monument
Landmarks – Hanover, Virginia
Inscription. Hanover, to her, Confederate Soldiers, and to her, Noble Women, who loved them, 1861-1865, , Location. 37° 45.788′ N, 77° 22.033′ W. Marker is in Hanover, Virginia, in Hanover County. Marker is on ... More on HMDB
New Kent County
Landmarks – Lanexa, Virginia
Inscription. Established in 1654 from York and named for County Kent, England. In it are Chestnut Grove, Birthplace of Martha (Dandridge) Custis; White House, home of Martha Custis; Poplar Grove, where Martha Custis met George Washington; ... More on HMDB
Mojo's
Restaurants – Richmond, Virginia
They have some of the best food in the city, and will bring it to your door for no charge. More on CitySearch
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Cheap beer specials, and occasional live music. More on TripAdvisor
Mojo's has a nice resturant, but the thing I love the most about them is they delivery a full menu to the F... More on CitySearch
First Railroad in Virginia
Trains – Richmond, Virginia
Inscription. Just south of here are the earthen remains and stone culvert of the Chesterfield Railroad. Chartered by the Virginia General Assembly in 1829, the company in 1831 constructed the first railroad in Virginia, one of the ... More on HMDB
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