Marker Logo HMdb.org THE HISTORICAL
MARKER DATABASE
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
“Bite-Size Bits of Local, National, and Global History”
 
 
 
 
 
 
4 entries match your criteria.  

 
 

Historical Markers in Maidens, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Goochland County, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Goochland County, VA (37) Chesterfield County, VA (230) Cumberland County, VA (28) Fluvanna County, VA (28) Hanover County, VA (282) Henrico County, VA (345) Louisa County, VA (43) Powhatan County, VA (30)  GoochlandCounty(37) Goochland County (37)  ChesterfieldCounty(230) Chesterfield County (230)  CumberlandCounty(28) Cumberland County (28)  FluvannaCounty(28) Fluvanna County (28)  HanoverCounty(282) Hanover County (282)  HenricoCounty(345) Henrico County (345)  LouisaCounty(43) Louisa County (43)  PowhatanCounty(30) Powhatan County (30)
Goochland is the county seat for Goochland County
Maidens is in Goochland County
      Goochland County (37)  
ADJACENT TO GOOCHLAND COUNTY
      Chesterfield County (230)  
      Cumberland County (28)  
      Fluvanna County (28)  
      Hanover County (282)  
      Henrico County (345)  
      Louisa County (43)  
      Powhatan County (30)  
 
Touch name on this list to highlight map location.
Touch blue arrow, or on map, to go there.
1 Virginia, Goochland County, Maidens — Early Transportation on the James River
The James River has served as a major water highway since before the settlement of Jamestown. As early as 1728, Atkinson’s Ferry transported people and goods across the river. Today, Maidens Bridge is located not far away from where the ferry . . . Map (db m86895) HM
2 Virginia, Goochland County, Maidens — Maidens Adventure Hotel
The Hotel, built before 1881, served canal boat passengers on the James River and Kanawha Canal and later railway passengers on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad which was built along much of the canal's tow path. In 1896 Annie and William T. Tucker . . . Map (db m86894) HM
3 Virginia, Goochland County, Maidens — Maidens, Virginia
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 m86893) HM
4 Virginia, Goochland County, Maidens — Tanglewood Ordinary
Tanglewood Ordinary Built c. 1928 National Register of Historic Places by the United States Department of the InteriorMap (db m234798) HM
 
 
  
 
 
CeraNet Cloud Computing sponsors the Historical Marker Database.
This website earns income from purchases you make after using our links to Amazon.com. We appreciate your support.
Paid Advertisement
Apr. 25, 2024