Chesterfield County is a county located just south of Richmond in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The county's borders are primarily defined by the James River to the north and the Appomattox River to t
Old Chesterfield County Courthouse
The 4th Earl of Chesterfield, whom Chesterfield County was named after
Chesterfield County Police Department headquarters in Chesterfield Court House.
Chesterfield County Government Complex
Ettrick, Virginia
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Ettrick is a census-designated place in Chesterfield County, Virginia, United States. Per the 2020 census, the population was 7,241. The town is home to Virginia State University and the Petersburg Am
Chesterfield County, Virginia
…school founded by the state after the American Civil War primarily to help educate freed men eventually became Virginia State University, located in the Ettrick area near Petersburg and Colonial Heights. The U.S. Government rebuilt damaged railroads. After Reconstruction, Chesterfield County used convict lease…
Ettrick historic marker and steps to VSU, viewed from Campbell's Bridge over the Appomattox River
'On Ettricks' Appomattox River, by Frances Benjamin Johnston, 1933