Sherwood Forest Plantation
Sherwood Forest Plantation Foundation is located on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. The main plantation house, built in 1730, was the home of the tenth president of the United States, John Tyler (1790–1862) for the last twenty years of his life. It is located on State Route 5, a scenic byway which runs between the independent cities of Richmond and Williamsburg. The house is located approximately 1.5 miles (2.4 km) from the river. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1961.
Sherwood Forest in 2021
Sherwood Forest Plantation Big House, the longest framed house in the United States.
The grave of Tyler’s horse, The General, including a humorous epitaph by Tyler.
Charles City County, Virginia
Charles City County is a county located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. The county is situated southeast of Richmond and west of Jamestown. It is bounded on the south by the James River and on the east by the Chickahominy River.
Iona Whitehead-Adkins Courthouse
Crossing the James River on Benjamin Harrison Bridge from the South to enter Charles City County
Shirley Plantation, one of the James River plantations in Charles City County