On North Airport Drive (Virginia Route 156) 0.3 miles north of Old Hanover Road, on the left when traveling north.
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The Chickahominy Tribe
The Chickahominy Tribe originally lived in permanent villages along the Chickahominy River. The Chickahominy were among the first indigenous people to encounter European settlers. Tribal members . . . — — Map (db m92903) HM
On Mechanicsville Turnpike (U.S. 360) 0.7 miles west of Elm Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Hanover County. Area 512 Square Miles. Formed in 1720 from New Kent, and named for the Electorate of Hanover. Patrick Henry and Henry Clay were born in this county. In it were fought the battles of Gaines's Mill, 1862, and Cold . . . — — Map (db m15455) HM
On East Williamsburg Road (U.S. 60) 0.1 miles east of White Oak Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
Henrico County. Area 280 Square Miles. An original shire formed in 1634. Named for Henrico Town, founded in 1611, which was named for Henry, Prince of Wales. The battles of Seven Pines, Savage's Station, Glendale, and Malvern . . . — — Map (db m298735) HM
On Mountain Road west of Jessie Chavis Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The daughter of parents born into slavery, Virginia Randolph taught here in the one-room Mountain Road School beginning in the mid-1890s. A gifted teacher, she became in 1908 the nation's first countywide Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher, a . . . — — Map (db m314293) HM
Near New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Interstate 295, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale established the second English settlement in the Virginia Colony. Dale named the town Henrico in honor of Henry, Prince of Wales. In 1612, Virginia’s economy was transformed when John Rolfe introduced a new form of . . . — — Map (db m257708) HM
In 1611, Sir Thomas Dale founded the Citie of Henricus, the second settlement in the Colony of Virginia which later became Henrico County. Henrico, named for Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales and son of King James I, became one of the original eight . . . — — Map (db m39688) HM
On Messer Road 0.1 miles north of Library Road, on the right when traveling north.
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 harvest to England in 1614, . . . — — Map (db m25010) HM
On Brook Road (U.S. 1) 0.1 miles north of Brook Run Drive, on the right when traveling north.
According to tradition, the Marquis de Lafayette marched his colonial troops from the north into Richmond on portions of present-day Brook Road late in April 1781. Established in 1812, the Brook Turnpike Company constructed a turnpike along this . . . — — Map (db m15847) HM
On Anderson Drive west of Jordan Point Road, on the left when traveling west.
Arriving at VMI from South Hill, Virginia, Bill Paulette was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Civil Engineering in 1969. As a cadet, he balanced the demands of his academic and athletic interest skillfully lettering in both varsity . . . — — Map (db m254472) HM
On Mountain Road at Jessie Chavis Drive, on the right when traveling west on Mountain Road. Reported permanently removed.
The daughter of parents born in slavery, Virginia Randolph (1874-1958) taught in a one-room schoolhouse beginning in 1892. A gifted teacher, she became in 1908 the nation's first Jeanes Supervising Industrial Teacher, a position sponsored by the . . . — — Map (db m25365) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 0.2 miles west of Willis Church Road ( Route 156), on the right when traveling east.
English merchant James Crewes (1623-1677), emigrated to Virginia by 1655 and acquired a 541 acre plantation at Turkey Island. As a planter, burgess from Henrico County and militia officer, Crewes disagreed with the governor's policies related to . . . — — Map (db m137715) HM
Near this location stood Chickahominy Farm, the country residence of U.S. Chief Justice John Marshall. Spending weekends at the farm with his wife, Marshall wrote that farming provided many hours of "laborious relaxation." Born in 1755, Marshall . . . — — Map (db m20730) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at New Market Heights Lane, on the left when traveling east on New Market Road.
The War of 1812. Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America’s War of 1812 with the British, which lasted until 1815. Beginning in 1813, Virginians suffered from a British . . . — — Map (db m95890) HM
Near New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) west of Doran Road, on the right when traveling west.
You are located on a tract of land formerly owned by the Frayser family. This was the home of Jesse Frayser (1764-1827) and his wife Keziah Frayser (1761-1854). Jesse Frayser was a private in the Virginia Militia under the command of General Gates . . . — — Map (db m101376) HM
Near Ararat Highway (Virginia Route 773) 0.3 miles west of State Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
In the years following his death, Stuart came to be a leading symbol of the Southern culture of the Lost Cause and of Virginia's Cavalier idolization. The poet Stephen Vincent Benet depicted Stuart in his epic poem John Brown's Body (1928) . . . — — Map (db m295660) HM
The earliest record of the property shows that Samuel Williamson owned the 400 acre tract in 1796. His son, Dabney, who inherited the property, owned a slave by the name Lewis who participated in Gabriel’s Rebellion in 1800. Lewis attempted to . . . — — Map (db m24748) HM
On West Leigh Street west of Kinney Street, on the right when traveling west.
Moore Street Missionary Baptist Church, originally several blocks east of here, was dedicated on 18 April 1875 to serve an area of the Sheep Hill community later known as Carver. The Rev. William Troy, an founder of the church and its first . . . — — Map (db m310325) HM
On Cary Street Road (Virginia Route 147) at South Wilton Road, on the right when traveling east on Cary Street Road.
A short distance south is Wilton, a Georgian manor house built ca. 1753 for William Randolph III and his wife, Ann Carter Harrison. As a widow, Anne endorsed the Virginia nonimportation association of 1769 protesting taxes levied by Parliament. . . . — — Map (db m314302) HM
Near Fort Darling Road 0.5 miles north of Bellwood Road.
John Smith recalled visiting the Arrohateck Indian capital during a May 1607 expedition led by Christopher Newport. The town was located on the northern shore of the James River opposite of here and was noted on John Smith’s 1612 Map of Virginia. . . . — — Map (db m37032) HM
On East Hundred Road (Virginia Route 10) at Point of Rocks Road, on the right on East Hundred Road.
Colonel Thomas Lygon, who came to the Virginia colony in the early 1640s from Worcestershire, England, patented several large parcels of land on the north bank of the Appomattox River in an area known as The Cowpens, near Mount My Lady, which was . . . — — Map (db m17131) HM
Near Meadow Farm Drive north of Mountain Road, on the left when traveling south.
This log tobacco barn is the only surviving one in Henrico County and was located off Lanceor Drive west of Staples Mill Road on property owned by the Cross family. In 2000, Staples Mill, L.C. donated the barn to Henrico County, who moved it two . . . — — Map (db m272313) HM
On Chatsworth Road 0.1 miles north of New Market Road ( Route 5), on the right when traveling north.
Chatsworth School was built circa 1915 as a one-room schoolhouse for the black children of the Antioch Community. Chatsworth was one of approximately twenty black schools in Henrico County supervised by the visionary educator, Virginia E. Randolph. . . . — — Map (db m25489) HM
On Hungary Road at Old Staples Mill Road, on the right when traveling west on Hungary Road.
Laurel, first named Hungary Station, was the location of a spur railroad line to the coal fields in western Henrico County. During the Civil War the station here was burned, and Colonel Ulrich Dahlgren's body was secretly buried here in March 1864 . . . — — Map (db m10650) HM
Near Hilliard Road (Virginia Route 161) 0.2 miles east of Tanya Avenue.
Edward J. Warren, a farmer, was the first owner of the house on 100 acres in 1858. Warren, a private in the 34th Virginia Infantry, was captured by Union troops and held prisoner at Fort Monroe. The property is first referred to as Belmont in the . . . — — Map (db m24750) HM
On Longbridge Road 0.1 miles north of Carters Mill Road, on the right when traveling north.
Following a successful case before the Virginia Court of Appeals in 1777, the slaves of John Pleasants were allowed to follow the dictates of his 1771 will and were freed. His son, Robert Pleasants then gave seventy-eight former slaves 350 acres of . . . — — Map (db m17693) HM
On Anderson Highway (U.S. 60) at Ridge Road, on the right when traveling west on Anderson Highway.
Two and a half miles north, on Dunlora plantation then owned by Mrs. Ann Hickman, the Virginia Baptist Education Society established, in 1830, a school for ministers. This school, under the principalship of Rev. Edward Baptist, M.A., was known . . . — — Map (db m21137) HM
On Chamberlayne Avenue (U.S. 301) 0.3 miles north of Interstate 95, on the right when traveling north.
Nathaniel Bacon (1647–1676), leader of Bacon’s Rebellion, acquired land in 1674 at Curles Neck in Henrico County and property near the falls on the north side of the James River that became known as Bacon’s Quarter in what is now present-day . . . — — Map (db m1895) HM
Near Hampton Street at Dakota Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
At this crossroads, the natural beauty of the landscape and several roadways of the estate intersect. The nearby stream is called Dooley Branch, named for James and Sallie Dooley who purchased the 100-acre property in 1886 and . . . — — Map (db m256250) HM
On East Grace Street near North 18th Street, on the left when traveling east.
The Craig House, perhaps Richmond’s second oldest structure, was built between 1784 and 1787 by Adam Craig (b. ca. 1760–d. 1808). He was clerk of the Richmond Hustings Court, the Henrico County Court, and the General Court. To save the house, . . . — — Map (db m1901) HM
On South 14th Street (U.S. 360) 0.2 miles south of East Byrd Street, on the right when traveling south.
“The Union soldiers would put out the fires and push into the city within hours of the Confederates passing over the bridges. Among the first Union soldiers to put down their muskets and pick up fire hoses and axes would be several . . . — — Map (db m41840) HM
On North 9th Street at Capitol Square, on the right when traveling north on North 9th Street.
This monument stands as an enduring tribute to all of Virginia's women, both renowned and unrecognized, who have shaped over 400 years of our culture, our country, and our great Commonwealth.
❶ Anne Burras Laydon . . . — — Map (db m216636) HM
On Capitol Square east of North 9th Street, on the right when traveling east.
This monument stands as an enduring tribute to all of Virginia's women, both renowned and unrecognized, who have shaped over 400 years of our culture, our country, and our great Commonwealth.
❶ Anne Burras Laydon . . . — — Map (db m216637) HM
On Three Chopt Road at Hanover Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Three Chopt Road.
Historical Significance
■ Bandy Field Nature Park, named after the adjoining Bandy Road, is located at the highest elevation in the City of Richmond.
■ It was part of the outer defenses of Richmond during hte Civil War. . . . — — Map (db m314298) HM
On Maidens Road (U.S. 522) at Maidens Loop, on the right when traveling south on Maidens Road.
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 . . . — — Map (db m257024) HM
On Pouncey Tract Road (Virginia Route 271) 0.2 miles north of Countryview Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Significant for its ownership by one African-American family dating back to the late 1800s, Mercer Hugh Cosby built the farmhouse in the 1880s on 52-acres. He grew tobacco and had an orchard on the property. The farm passed to his youngest son . . . — — Map (db m64014) HM
On Mountain Road 0.3 miles west of Bluebell Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Constructed in 1825 for John Walker on Mountain Road, once a major route between Richmond and the western Piedmont of Virginia, Walkerton served as a tavern in 1828 and 1829. Since that time it has been a hotel, store, voting precinct, and private . . . — — Map (db m15823) HM
Near Dorey Park Drive 0.3 miles south of Darbytown Road, on the left when traveling south.
Dairy farming became the new agricultural industry in Henrico County during the period following the Civil War. As early as 1880, there were 2,181 milk cows in the county. By the early 20th century, agriculturists boasted Henrico as the “Dairy . . . — — Map (db m115645) HM
On Ridge Road at Ziontown Road, on the left when traveling west on Ridge Road.
The Ziontown Community is located on Ridge Road at Fountain Lane, extending south and ending at River Road. It was founded by Henry Pryor who was born in 1825 in Albemarle, Virginia. Pryor, an enslaved man, was brought to Henrico County when he was . . . — — Map (db m233792) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) 1 mile east of Interstate 295, on the right when traveling east.
Legend indicates that the road was once an Indian trail. In the early nineteenth century, a "new market" was established in Richmond to replace the old one in Williamsburg. This road was eventually referred to as New Market Road. The 1819 Wood's . . . — — Map (db m9241) HM
On Glenburnie Road north of Patterson Avenue ( Route 6), on the right when traveling north.
This church, two blocks north, traces its origins to 1872, when a group of formerly enslaved African Americans began meeting for Bible study at the home of Robert Pemberton. In 1876, the congregation's trustees purchased a half-acre lot for $25 for . . . — — Map (db m212526) HM
On Chickies Hill Road south of Cedar Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
In 1816, Captain Izard Bacon, a wealthy slaveholder of Henrico County, Virginia, liberated fifty-six slaves. Some of his heirs tried to hold them in slavery; but, after long litigation, they obtained freedom. Charles Granger, a nephew of Bacon, . . . — — Map (db m241494) HM
On Waterfront Drive east of Dunston Point Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
A prosperous Bermuda Hundred merchant, Richard Kennon was in Virginia prior to 1670 and represented Henrico County several times in the House of Burgesses.
Kennon married Elizabeth Worsham in 1675 and settled here on Conjurer's Neck after . . . — — Map (db m103890) HM
On New Market Road (Virginia Route 5) at Sweeney Landing Road, on the right when traveling east on New Market Road.
Norwich Mills/Randolph Pottery
During the first half of the nineteenth century, potters in the Four Mile Creek area of eastern Henrico County used the local clay deposits to produce a wealth of stoneware vessels whose artistry elevated them . . . — — Map (db m283059) HM
Near Ararat Highway (Virginia Route 773) 0.3 miles west of State Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
Fifth Virginia Cavalry
In an attempt to slow the Union assault, Lomax moved the rest of his brigade including Col. Pate and his Fifth Virginia Cavalry into position in a shallow cut of Telegraph Road. Stuart observed the action taking place . . . — — Map (db m295651) HM
On Broad Street (U.S. 250) 0 miles east of Interstate 95, on the left when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
Near here is the early site of the Richmond gallows and “Burial Ground for Negroes.” On 10 Oct. 1800, Gabriel, an enslaved blacksmith from Brookfield plantation in Henrico County, was executed there for attempting to lead a mass uprising against . . . — — Map (db m15116) HM
Near The Glebe Lane (Virginia Route 615) at Southall Plantation Lane, on the right when traveling west.
In Virginia, the “Home Front” and the “Front Line” were often just miles apart during the Civil War. In places such as Charles City County families provided their men for troops and also lost the income from their plantations and other businesses . . . — — Map (db m18589) HM
“They have a queer way of building one thing after another, the great point being to have a separate shed or out-house for every purpose…You will find a carpenter’s shop, tool room, coach-shed, pig-house, stable, kitchen, two or . . . — — Map (db m8344) HM
On Telegraph Road 0.2 miles south of Virginia Center Parkway, on the right when traveling south.
This monument, erected in memory of Major General James Ewell Brown Stuart, C.S.A., by his cavalrymen about thirty feet from the spot where he fell mortally wounded on May 11, 1864, was dedicated June 18, 1888, by the Governor of Virginia, . . . — — Map (db m202681) HM
On Chickies Hill Road south of Cedar Terrace, on the right when traveling north.
Sawneytown
Sawneytown was the free African community in Columbia. Per the History of Lancaster County (published in 1883) written by Franklin Ellis and Samuel Evans, in 1813 Robert Magill laid out lots on Filbert Street (present day Union . . . — — Map (db m241490) HM
On West Broad Street (U.S. 250) east of Wilkes Ridge Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
Goochland County
Area 287 square miles
Formed in 1727 from Henrico and named for William Gooch, Governor of Virginia, 1727-1749. Cornwallis and Lafayette passed though this county in 1781.
Henrico County
Area 280 square miles . . . — — Map (db m256978) HM
Near Verdon Road (Virginia Route 684) 0.2 miles west of New Market Mill Road ( Route 685), on the right when traveling west.
On May 26, General Grant admitted that he finally encountered an unmovable object; Lee's defenses on the North Anna River. His telegram to General Henry Halleck in Washington declared that "to make a direct attack from either wing would cause a . . . — — Map (db m145740) HM
Before there were gas stations, motorists would get a drum of fuel from an industrial depot, bring it home, and store it. Soon after, consumers got their gasoline at the blacksmith shops and hardware and grocery stores. Still others received . . . — — Map (db m24597) HM
Near North Woolridge Road 0.3 miles south of Walton Park Road.
Early History of the Grove Shaft
1836-61
The Grove Shaft plunged 625 feet and took workmen three years to dig. The Wooldridges employed 150 men and boys. Twenty-five mules stabled underground pulled coal carts on an underground railroad. . . . — — Map (db m294400) HM
Near Kingsland Road 0.3 miles west of Deep Bottom Road, on the right when traveling west.
"The prize sought is either Richmond or Petersburg, or a position that will secure the fall of the latter." — Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, US Army
By the fall of 1864, Union armies under General Ulysses S. Grant were locked in a brutal . . . — — Map (db m257626) HM
Near Ararat Highway (Virginia Route 773) 0.3 miles west of State Line Road, on the right when traveling west.
Glen Allen, Henrico Courty, Virginia
On May 11, in the mists of the predawn, the combatants were assembling for the battle of Yellow Tavern, just six miles from the gates of Richmond. Stuart's cavalry raced south from Beaverdam to get ahead . . . — — Map (db m295650) HM
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