November 6 & 7:
Explore the culture of Virginia’s first people with the “Preparing for
Winter” and “Food Ways” demonstrations.
A New World of Firsts
With 399 years under its belt (in September 2011 it celebrates the big Four-Oh-Oh!), Henricus Historical Park has still got it where it counts,
offering visitors a trip in the Wayback Machine to view the early days of our nation. And, enjoy autumn’s colors during this season of thanks.
Henricus Historical Park in Chester, Virginia, is home to a re-creation of an actual English settlement circa 1611, with costumed interpreters, where you can experience what it was like for the first English settlers living along the James River. The land had been inhabited by the Appomattox tribe (where Pocahontas grew up) and it was here that Pocahontas resided at Rock Hall and was courted by John Rolfe. The park
preserves the colony’s legacy, which included many New World firsts: the first hospital (Mt. Malady), the first college, the first tobacco fields and the first privately owned land. The Citie is being reconstructed and
is growing every year. Currently you can visit a re-created Indian village, Arrohateck, located directly on the banks of the James River, where visitors can touch and feel history. In the canoe- making area, you can use an oyster shell to scrape out charred wood to create the cavity of a canoe. The Citie itself includes several buildings, gardens and a visitor’s center. Kids can see a blacksmith, make a horseshoe or get an up- close look at the stitches in an early garment fashioned by cotton grown right here in Virginia. The Park is also home to many wonderful hiking trails exploding with autumn’s beautiful colors. Less than two hours away from Charlottesville, there’s no reason not to visit!
henricus.org 804-748-1613
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