Citie of Henricus - Chester, VA
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N 37° 22.478 W 077° 21.725
18S E 290851 N 4139050
The Citie of Henricus was founded in 1611 and was the second English settlement after Jamestown. In 1622 the town was destroyed during the Anglo-Powhatan War. Rediscovered in the 1900's, the fort has been reconstructed and is open to visitors.
Waymark Code: WM7XKV
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 12/19/2009
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The recreated Citie of Henricus is located adjacent to the Dutch Gap Conservation Area near I-95 and VA-10 in Chester, VA. Hiking trails, several monuments and markers behind the fort, and the visitors center are free to visitors. A tour inside the walled fort, however, requires an admission ticket.
General information about the fort from the Henricus website is included below, as well as hours of operation. Check the website for up-to-date information: Visit link
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The recreated 1611 Citie of Henricus, an outdoor living history museum with 12 recreated colonial structures, demonstrates history through “hands-on” encounters with period dressed historical interpreters. Visitors interact with interpreters during which time visitors may be asked to assist with cooking, blacksmithing, planting or harvesting. Visitors may even be asked to join the Militia!
This new English settlement would be called “The Commonwealth of Henrico” or “Henricus” in honor of the eldest son of King James I, Prince Henry. The recreated English settlement represents various military, trades, and farming elements of Henricus during the early colonial period from 1611-1622.
Henricus Historical Park also interprets the culture of the Arrohateck people of the Powhatan Indian chiefdom at the time of contact with the English colonists who arrived in September 1611 under the leadership of Sir Thomas Dale. In the Indian village, the visitor may see the crafting of a canoe, or the cultivation of corn and tobacco on the approach to the fortified Powhatan Indian village where visitors may then enter several Indian dwellings known as “long-houses” or “yehakins”. The village illustrates the daily life of the local Indians and demonstrates how these people thrived at the time of contact with the English.
Source: www.henricus.org
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Henricus Historical Park is open Tuesday through Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. Ticket sales end at 4:00 pm daily to allow later customers enough time to experience the site adequately before it closes.
Admission:
Adults $7; Children (ages 3-12) $5; Children under 2 free
$1 off admission for: Chesterfield & Henrico residents, Senior Citizens, AAA Members, Military & Teachers (with appropriate ID)
Henricus Historical Park will be closed the following dates in 2009:
January 1-16
November 26 — Thanksgiving Day
December 24 — Christmas Eve
December 25 — Christmas Day