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Varina was established as an unincorporated community in 1680. By 1640, a church for Henrico Parish and other buildings were built either on the Varina plantation or in the settlement of Varina, but their location is unknown. By 1640, Varina was the site of the Henrico Parish glebe. [3]
Varina Farms, also known as Varina Plantation or Varina Farms Plantation or Varina on the James, is a plantation established in the 17th century on the James River about 10 miles (16 km) south of Richmond, Virginia. [3] An 820-acre (330 ha) property was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977 as "Varina
Curles Neck Plantation (also known as Curles Neck Farm) is located between State Route 5 and the north bank of the James River in the Varina district of Henrico County, Virginia. One of the great James River Plantations , Curles Neck has remained in active use for almost 400 years and remains a privately owned working farm which is not ...
In 1981, the Virginia General Assembly placed a moratorium on all annexations throughout the state. [13] Henrico's borders have not changed since Richmond's 1942 annexation. Varina Farms Plantation Cannons at the site of the Battle of Malvern Hill. The original county seat was at Varina, at the Varina Farms plantation across the James River ...
At 157 feet (48 m) tall, the Varina-Enon Bridge was the tallest bridge in Virginia when it opened; it is now third-tallest, behind the 225-foot (69 m) US 460/Corridor Q bridge over Grassy Creek connecting Buchanan County with Pike County, Kentucky (opened in 2016) and the 175-foot (53 m) Wilson Creek Bridge carrying the Virginia Smart Road over ...
This is a list of plantations and/or plantation houses in the U.S. state of Virginia that are National Historic Landmarks, listed on the National Register of Historic Places, other historic registers, or are otherwise significant for their history, association with significant events or people, or their architecture and design. [1] [2] [3]
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State Route 281 (SR 281) is a primary state highway in the U.S. state of Virginia. Known as Airport Drive, the highway runs 1.60 miles (2.57 km) from SR 895 near Varina north to Charles City Road near Sandston in eastern Henrico County. SR 281 provides access to Richmond International Airport from the south.