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

Maidens, Virginia

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2015

1. Maidens, Virginia Marker

Inscription. This area was most likely first named for "Maiden's Adventure Farm," a nearby estate mentioned in the 1755 will of John Fleming. By 1824, construction of the James River and Kanawha Canal reached Maidens Adventure. In 1825 the Maidens Adventure Dam was built to raise the water levels of the James River. Cliffs along the upper side of the James prevented building a towpath and canal. The Dam created a pond some four miles long. The towpath followed the shore line along the upper side of the pond. After the arrival of the railroad in 1880, the Maidens Adventure Hotel was built to serve passengers on the Richmond and Alleghany Railroad. The William Tucker family bought and operated the Hotel, a general store and a post office in 1896. The first bridge was built at this location across the James River in 1914. Maidens is now primarily recognized as a post office serving addresses in three counties.

Erected by Friends of Goochland Parks, Dominon Resources, and the Goochland County Historical Society.

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• Settlements & Settlers • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Postal Mail and Philately series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1755.

Location. 37° 40.069′ N, 77° 53.049′ W. Marker is in Maidens, Virginia, in Goochland County. It is at the intersection of Maidens Road (U.S. 522) and Maidens Loop, on the right when traveling south on Maidens Road. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Maidens VA 23102, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, 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 one mile of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Maidens Adventure Hotel (approx.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2015

2. Maidens, Virginia Marker

¼ mile away); Early Transportation on the James River (approx. ¼ mile away); Brightly (approx. 0.6 miles away); Michaux Grant (approx. 0.9 miles away); Goochland Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Goochland County Courthouse (approx. one mile away); Goochland's Jail (approx. one mile away); Goochland's Courthouse Square (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maidens.

Additional commentary.
1. Maiden's Adventure
Maiden's Adventure is mentioned in a Mar 3, 1717, Henrico County, VA. indenture, where brothers Tarleton & John Woodson sold 300 acres from it to (Quaker) Robert Hughes, Sen; all of Henrico Co., VA. The copy of the deed is faded and difficult to read, but can be read with some effort. The indenture is located on page 235 of Wills and Deeds, 1714-1718, Henrico County, Virginia: Henrico. Deeds 1714–1718, Wills 1714-1718.

Robert Hughes, Sr. owned land at the Chickahominy Swamp, located adjacent to his father-in-law, Stephen Tarleton's land on Black Creek at the borders of what at the time were Henrico & New Kent Counties, VA. Robert Hughes married Stephen Tarleton's daughter, Sarah Tarleton. Both

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, August 8, 2015

3. Maidens, Virginia Marker

Sarah and her husband were Quakers who are mentioned numerous times in the earliest surviving records of Henrico County, VA.'s Black Creek Quaker Monthly Meetings. Note To Editor only visible by Contributor and editor

— Submitted May 19, 2026.

Photographed by Freddie Edwards, July 16, 2022

4. Maidens, Virginia Marker

Updated pic of the sign at Maidens Loop

Credits. This page was last revised on May 19, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 8, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,457 times since then and 208 times this year. Last updated on September 16, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 8, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 4. submitted on July 17, 2022, by Freddie Edwards of Henrico, Virginia.