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It was built about 1810, and is a two-story, temple form brick dwelling. Unlike most of the James River Plantations Aberdeen was built back from the River along the old river road (now Rte 10). It features a pedimented gable roof and a diminutive entrance portico supported by Doric order columns. It was listed on the National Register of ...
Opened June 20, 1999, it preserves part of the route of the Kanawha Canal in addition to portions of the river. One of the many attractions at James River State Park is the park's more than 130 acres (0.53 km 2) of native warm season grasses that blanket fields adjacent to the James River. These fields are maintained by periodic prescribed fire ...
Jordan Point (or Jordan's Point) is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States. It is about 20 miles from Richmond and 30 miles upstream from Jamestown on the James River. It was the location of extensive archeological research between 1987 and 1993.
The category is for James River Plantations located on the north and south banks of the James River in eastern Virginia. Pages in category "James River plantations" The following 32 pages are in this category, out of 32 total.
Berkeley Plantation, one of the first plantations in America, comprises about 1,000 acres (400 ha) on the banks of the James River on State Route 5 in Charles City County, Virginia. Berkeley Plantation was originally called Berkeley Hundred , named after the Berkeley Company of England.
Chippokes State Park (previously known as Chippokes Plantation State Park) is a Virginia state park on the south side of the James River on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. In addition to forests and fossil hunting on the beach, it includes three historic houses (plus outbuildings to each) as well as an open-air ...
Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation is located on the high ridge of land to the north of the river, in an area of smaller plantations with more modest homes. The original section was built about 1800 as a 20-by-22-foot (6.1 m × 6.7 m), one-story log corn crib.
Westover Plantation is a historic colonial tidewater plantation located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. Established in c. 1730–1750, it is the homestead of the Byrd family of Virginia .