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Saint John's Episcopal Church
828 Kings Highway
Suffolk, VA 23434
Phone: (757) 255-4168

(1755) Located in the village of Chuckatuck, this building is on the National Register of Historic Places.

Schoolhouse Museum
516 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone: (757) 365-4789
Children Welcome

This African-American History Museum of Public Education was built in 1932 as an addition to an original Rosenwald School, one of 5,000 built across the south to educate black children. The building was originally located in Chuckatuck, in the eastern part of Isle of wight County, but was moved to its present location in Historic Downtown Smithfield in 2008. The museum has been lovingly restored and features period desks and books, and offers oral histories of those who attended the school. Open Wednesday - Saturday 12:00 noon- 4:00 p.m. and Sunday 1:00 p.m. -5:00 pm and can be open at other times by appointment.

Sherwood Forest Plantation
14501 John Tyler Memorial Highway
Charles City, VA 23030
Phone: (804) 829-5377 Sherwood Forest
Opens: 9:00:00 AM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Children Welcome

Sherwood Forest was the home of John Tyler, the 10th President of the United States (1841-45). The plantation buildings, ca 1680 to 1850, have been in constant use. Nine surviving dependencies supported the operation of the President’s 1,600 acre working plantation and constitute one of the most complete plantation yards in America. A self-guided tour over the 28 acres grounds notes some of the 35 non-native species of trees planted by the former president, including America’s first Ginkgo tree which was a gift from Commodore Matthew C. Perry after President Tyler reopened the Oriental trade routes in the mid-1800s. House tours are available by appointment only.

Site of Nat Turner Rebellion
Southampton County, VA

On August 21, 1831, the main action of this slave revolt took place in what is now called Courtland. Nat Turner, a legendary revolutionary, led the group which killed 60 whites before the militia brought it to a halt. Later, Turner was caught and hanged. All of the homes affected are under private ownership and not open to the public. Only the markers and the memories remain.

Smithfield Cultural Arts Center
346 Main Street
Smithfield, VA 23430
Phone: (757) 357-7707 Main number
Fax: (757) 365-9257
Email: info@smithfieldarts.org
Opens: 12:00:00 PM
Closes: 5:00:00 PM
Admission Fee
Children Welcome

Gallery and gift shop featuring works by local and regional artists. Working artist studios. Housed in a turn-of-20th Century Victorian house in Smithfield Historic District.

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