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Civil War Sites
The county preserves 11 Civil Wars sites that include the 1864 Bermuda Hundred Campaign, in which Gen. Benjamin F. Butler landed 40,000 troops on the Bermuda Hundred peninsula to cut off supplies from Petersburg to Richmond. Throughout the Civil War, the county’s coal fueled the ironworks at Bellona Arsenal and Tredegar.
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Designated Landmarks
Find a list of properties are currently on the list of Chesterfield County-designated landmarks.
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Eppington Plantation
Eppington Plantation was built in 1768 by Francis Eppes VI, brother-in-law to Thomas Jefferson.
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Falling Creek Ironworks Park
Falling Creek Ironworks Park is one of the parks within the Chesterfield County Parks system and is under development. Falling Creek works to promote the study of the rich historic and industrial heritage of the Falling Creek area from the 1619-1622 Virginia Company Falling Creek Ironworks to Cary's Chesterfield Forge to the last operations in the 20th century of William Byrd's 17th century gristmill.
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Henricus Historical Park
Travel back in time to the Citie of Henricus, the second successful English settlement in the New World. Explore a moment in time where 300 settlers, led by Sir Thomas Dale, departed the unhealthy environment of Jamestown with the hope of establishing a strong English Colony and with the intention of becoming the principal seat of the Virginia Company of London.
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Historic 1917 Courthouse
In 2017, Chesterfield County celebrated the 100th anniversary of the Historic 1917 Courthouse.
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Historic Courthouse Complex
The Historic Courthouse Green was the site of Colonial militia encampment and also the Baptist preacher trials in late 1700s, which resulted in religious freedom and liberties. The complex includes the 1917 Historic Courthouse, 1892 Historic Jail and the Chesterfield County Museum.
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Historic Landmarks
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Mid-Lothian Mines
One of the first major industrial sites in the United States became a 44-acre preserve when Mid-Lothian Mines Park opened in 2004. Now dedicated to the citizens of Chesterfield County, past and present, the cut stone ruins of the mines surrounded by the beautiful woodland testifies to the courage, innovation and sacrifice of those who started the U.S. industrial revolution.