Near Henrico in Goochland County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Tuckahoe

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

1. Tuckahoe Marker

Inscription. Perhaps the oldest frame residence on James River west of Richmond, Tuckahoe was begun about 1715 by Thomas Randolph. The little schoolhouse still stands here where Thomas Jefferson began his childhood studies. Famous guests here have included William Byrd of Westover, Lord Cornwallis and George Washington. Virginia's Governor Thomas Mann Randolph was born here.

Erected 1951 by Virginia State Library. (Marker Number SA-24.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Notable Buildings • Notable Places. In addition, it is included in the Former U.S. Presidents: #03 Thomas Jefferson, and the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1715.

Location. 37° 34.954′ N, 77° 39.207′ W. Marker is near Henrico, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is on River Road (Virginia Route 650) 0.2 miles west of Blair Road (Route 649), on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 12601 River Road, Henrico VA 23238, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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this marker is in Virginia’s Piedmont,

in Central Virginia,

and in the Richmond Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Upper South.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Dahlgren's Cavalry Raid (approx. one mile away); Terre Haute Farm African American Cemetery (approx. 2.8 miles away); Bellona Foundry (approx. 2.9 miles away); Boston (approx. 2.9 miles away); Huguenot Springs Confederate Cemetery (approx. 2.9 miles away); First Baptist Church (approx. 3 miles away); a different marker also named Huguenot Springs (approx. 3.2 miles away); Our Confederate Dead (approx. 3.2 miles away).

Other markers no longer nearby. William Webber (was approx. 3 miles away but has been confirmed missing); Huguenot Springs (was

River Road (facing west) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

2. River Road (facing west)

approx. 3.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . .
1. Historic Tuckahoe. (Submitted on December 19, 2009.)
2. Tuckahoe. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on December 19, 2009.)

Entrance to Tuckahoe Plantation image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, December 18, 2009

3. Entrance to Tuckahoe Plantation

Tuckahoe Plantation House, circa 1715 image. Click for full size.

National Register of Historic Places

4. Tuckahoe Plantation House, circa 1715

Boyhood home of Thomas Jefferson

Credits. This page was last revised on September 16, 2024. It was originally submitted on December 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,111 times since then and 43 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 19, 2009, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.