Places to Visit

Places To Visit

Places To Visit




History can be felt everywhere in Virginia, from the mountains to the beaches and every place in between. Visit these sites and discover why Virginia’s History is America’s Story and how our Commonwealth helped shape our nation.

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Clover ForestClover Forest
Goochland County

Clover Forest, is a historic mansion, and former plantation house built starting in 1761 and located in Goochland, Virginia. The mansion lies in a large bend of the James River, and is an authentically restored in a Federal-style with portions of the... Read More

Clover Lea Historic HomeClover Lea Historic Home
Hanover County

Clover Lea's broad lawns and old trees combine with the porticoed house to present an idealized picture of an antebellum plantation residence. Although the Hanover County structure is not large compared to the Greek Revival houses of the Deep South, ... Read More

Cockram MillCockram Mill
Patrick County

Cockram Mill, located near Meadows of Dan, is the oldest historic grist mill complex in Patrick County. The mill dates to about 1885, and is a two- and three-story rectangular frame building on a concrete foundation. It's located adjacent to a concre... Read More

Cold Harbor National CemeteryCold Harbor National Cemetery
Hanover County

Cold Harbor National Cemetery was established in 1866 on the site of the Battle of Cold Harbor, an American Civil War engagement. Interments were collected from a 22-mile (35 km) area, taken from the battlefields and field hospital sites of Cold Harb... Read More

Collins Ferry Historic DistrictCollins Ferry Historic District
Halifax County

The Collins Ferry Historic District arose on the Staunton River in Halifax County beginning in the early 1800s when William Collins established a ferry, mill, and tavern, during an era when tobacco ruled Southside Virginia's economy. Covering about 7... Read More

Colonial ChurchColonial Church
King & Queen County

The artistry of the colonial mason is well demonstrated in the former Anglican Upper Church, Stratton Major Parish. The otherwise simple church building is accented by walls of Flemish bond with glazed headers, gauged-brick arches, rubbed-brick corne... Read More

Colonial National Historic ParkColonial National Historic Park
York County

Discover what it took for the United States to be independent as you explore the site of the last major battle of the Revolutionary War. Here at Yorktown, in the fall of 1781, General George Washington, with allied American and French forces, besiege... Read More

Colonial Seaport FoundationColonial Seaport Foundation
Middlesex County

The Colonial Seaport Foundation is an educational charitable organization focused on preserving facets of America's Colonial (17th-18th Century) Maritime Heritage by providing accurate living history presentations and education to the public. Thes... Read More

Colonial WilliamsburgColonial Williamsburg
City of Williamsburg

Williamsburg was the thriving capital of Virginia when the dream of American freedom and independence was taking shape. From 1699 to 1780, Williamsburg was the political, cultural and educational center of what was then the largest, most populous and... Read More

Cool Well Historic HomeCool Well Historic Home
Hanover County

Located on the old road between the Hanover Courthouse and Mechanicsville, Cool Well is a small, Tidewater-style house that effectively evokes this part of Hanover County's historic connection to the Tidewater region. The house was constructed for Be... Read More

CorbinCorbin's Church
King & Queen County

The New Church, also known as Corbin's Church, stood to the east of this road. Councillor Richard Corbin, who also served as Receiver-General of the colony, donated "Goliath's Old Field" for the church, which was completed in 1768 to replace two olde... Read More

Corhaven GraveyardCorhaven Graveyard
Shenandoah County

This antebellum cemetery is the final resting place for the formerly enslaved of African descent associated with Edge Hill Plantation. The once abandoned graves have been cleaned up, preserved, and researched by a group of concerned community members... Read More

CornwallisCornwallis' Cave
York County

Down on Water Street sits a Yorktown mystery. Well, sort of. Legend has it that Cornwallis' Cave (hidden across from the bustling beach) is where the British General retreated to avoid bombardment during the Battle of Yorktown. The National Park Serv... Read More

Courthouse Tavern MuseumCourthouse Tavern Museum
King & Queen County

As reported in a Virginia newspaper, "The King and Queen Courthouse Tavern Museum is a Real Gem...located in a Middle Peninsula county with a lot of rural charm." The out-of-the-way location easily evokes the past that the Museum is preserving. The M... Read More

Courtland SchoolCourtland School
Southampton County

Courtland School in the town of Courtland, the Southampton County seat, served African American students from around 1928, the year of the school's construction, through 1963, when it closed. The Julius Rosenwald Fund provided money and architectural... Read More

 

 

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