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Location of Prince Edward County in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Prince Edward County, Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States. The locations of National ...
Farmville Historic District is a national historic district located at Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia. It encompasses 246 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object (the Confederate Monument) in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Farmville. It includes a variety of commercial, residential ...
Between 1795 and 1890, Farmville was the end of the line for the Upper Appomattox Canal Navigation System, built to improve navigation on the river. Enslaved African Americans built the canal system that allowed commodity crops of tobacco and farm produce to be loaded on a James River bateau in Farmville and shipped to Petersburg, Virginia.
The Slate Hill Plantation is a historic Southern plantation in Prince Edward County, Virginia. In the Antebellum South, it was used to grow tobacco. The decision to establish Hampden–Sydney College was made here in 1775, although its campus is located two miles North. "The Birthplace" (circa 1750) — outbuilding in which H–SC was founded.
There are 22 National Historic Sites designated in Prince Edward Island, five of which are administered by Parks Canada (identified below by the beaver icon ). [1] [2] The first National Historic Site to be designated in Prince Edward Island was Jean-Pierre Roma at Three Rivers in 1933.
This list of museums in Prince Edward Island contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing.
Named for Henry, Prince of Wales (1594–1612), the eldest son of King James I, Henricus is located on a former curl of the James River about 12 miles southeast of the modern city of Richmond, Virginia or 15 miles from the fall line of the James River. Today, the settlement is interpreted via Henricus Historical Park, a living history museum ...
The property itself is situated within Prince Edward Island National Park. [1] [2] The National Historic Site is largely divided into two areas, Montgomery's home and Green Gables. [6] The former served as the home for the author of Anne of Green Gables and consists of the ruins of her home and other farm buildings from the late-19th century. [6]