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J. J. Moore Visitor, Archives & Family Life Center
2216 Long Ridge Road
Chesapeake, VA 23322
Phone: (757) 421-3839 Information
Opens: 10:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

This is the only visitor center in the Commonwealth of Virginia with an Afro-Union and Afro-Virginian repository theme. Hours of operation are Monday - Saturday 10 am - 5 pm. The archives room has a historical collection that serves as a repository of documents, pictures, and records of over 140 years of Cuffeytown, Gabriel Chapel Church; and Afro-Union, Afro-Virginian, and Afro-Norfolk County Military, Political, and Educational histories. The archives are open by appointment only. The Cuffeytown Historic Cemetary is located near by.

James A. Fields House
617 27th Street
Newport News, VA 23607
Phone: (757) 245-1991
Fax: (757) 245-1991
Email: jafields@hotmail.com
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

The James A. Fields House is historically significant for its long association with the development of the social and civic life of the African-American community in Newport News. The house was used by Mr. Fields as his law office and primary residence from 1897 to 1903. In 1908, four doctors pooled their savings and asked the Fields family for use of the top floor to start a hospital. Other than the city jail's infirmary, this institution represented the only outlet for hospitalization for blacks, and provided two years of generous service to the black community. The Fields House was just one of fifteen properties owned by Mr. Fields in Newport News. Listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Normally open Tuesday through Saturday, 11:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

James City County Courthouse
Duke of Gloucester Street
Williamsburg, VA 23185
Phone: (757) 229-1000

one of the most sophisticated colonial court buildings which has recently undergone a scholarly restoration by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation

James River Plantations - Gardens and Grounds
Virginia Route 5 Scenic Byway
Charles City, VA 23030
Phone: (804) 829-2196 Advance Gardens and Grounds Ticket Purchase
Email: jamesriverplantations@pineygrove.com
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

The gardens and grounds of four historic landmark plantations are open daily for self-guided tours and all four may be visited with the "James River Plantation Gardens and Grounds Pass." The pass allows admission to Westover-1730, Edgewood -1847, North Bend -1819 and Piney Grove -1790, all located along the Virginia Route 5 Scenic Byway, between Williamsburg and Richmond. Westover features expansive views of the James River, Piney Grove offers informal gardens and nature trail, Edgewood features a formal garden, and North Bend is set amidst cultivated fields. Group tours of the interiors may be arranged by calling individual plantations. These sites also offer special event tours throughout the year. Please call individual plantations for event information. All four sites are also official sites of the Jamestown Discovery Trail.

James River Plantations Civil War Trace
Virginia Route 5 Scenic Byway
Charles City, VA 23030
Phone: (804) 829-2196 Advance Civil War Trace Ticket Purchase
Email: civilwartrace@pineygrove.com
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

Explore Civil War history during self-guided touring of the gardens and grounds of four historic landmark plantations and stopping at highway historic markers, all along the Virginia Route 5 Scenic Byway in Charles City County, between Williamsburg and Richmond. The Civil War Trace ticket includes admission to the grounds of Westover-1730, Edgewood-1847, North Bend-1819 and Piney Grove-1790, and provides a map identifying the locations of the highway historic markers for Fort Pocahontas and Grant's Crossing of the James River, as well as Charles City Courthouse, the site of a local Confederate monument. Guided interior house tours of Westover, North Bend, Edgewood and Piney Grove may be arranged in advance for an additional fee. Westover, Piney Grove and North Bend are official sites of Virginia's Civil War Trails.

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