Charles City is the county seat for Charles City County
Providence Forge is in Charles City County
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Near Lot Cary Road (Virginia Route 602) at Samaria Lane, on the left when traveling south.
John Smith explored the upper Chickahominy River in December 1607. He left his boat and seven of his crew at Apocant, the highest town on the river in the upper part of what is today the lake. Two crew members departed with Smith and two . . . — — Map (db m61883) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at Tsena Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail.
One mile south is the home of descendants of the Chickahominy Indians, a powerful tribe at the time of the settlement of Jamestown. Chickahominies were among the Indians who took Captain John Smith prisoner in December 1607. Currently two . . . — — Map (db m16836) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at Tsena Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail.
During the Third Anglo-Powhatan War (1644-1646), English colonists burned Chickahominy Indian towns in this area, destroyed valuables and food, and took many prisoners. The English built Fort James in 1645 and used it to stage raids. The fort stood . . . — — Map (db m168056) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of Olivet Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
The site of Forge Bridge over the Chickahominy River is located about a mile south of here. On 14 June 1862, Maj. Gen. J. E. B. Stuart and his cavalry brigade crossed there on their famous ride around Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan's Army of the . . . — — Map (db m16832) HM
On Interstate 64 at milepost 213,, 1 mile west of exit 214, on the right when traveling west.
Virginia’s first State Highway Landscape Engineer, Mr. Neale served in that position from 1930 to 1957 and was recognized nationally as a pioneer in roadside and rest area development. This facility is dedicated in his honor by a grateful . . . — — Map (db m99504) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at Roxbury Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail.
Letitia Christian Tyler, wife of President John Tyler, is buried at Cedar Grove Cemetery a mile northeast. Born on 12 November 1790, a daughter of Robert and Mary Browne Christian, she married John Tyler at her home, Cedar Grove, on 29 March 1813. . . . — — Map (db m16849) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at Roxbury Road, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail.
One mile south is Long Bridge over the Chickahominy River. Benedict Arnold sent Simcoe there in the British invasion of 1781. Longstreet crossed there in the Peninsular Campaign, May, 1862. Grant's Fifth and Second Corps crossed there, in June, . . . — — Map (db m16807) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of Olivet Church Road, on the right when traveling east.
Here about 1770, Charles Jeffery Smith, a Presbyterian minister, settled and, with William Holt, built a forge for making farm implements. Francis Jerdone became a partner in 1771. A militia camp was established here in 1781, and Lafayette was here . . . — — Map (db m16834) HM
On Pocahontas Trail (U.S. 60) at GW King Boulevard, on the right when traveling east on Pocahontas Trail.
The Department of Game and Inland Fisheries established the first Virginia State Game Farm nearby in 1920. The state initially raised quail in captivity there to restock the birds throughout Virginia. The game farm was one of the earliest state . . . — — Map (db m16835) HM