The Henricus Maker's Market will be Saturday, June 10 from noon - 5 p.m.

 

 

Imagine it's 1611

Voyage back in time 400 years to the Citie of Henricus, the second successful English settlement in the New World!

In 1611, under orders from the Virginia Company of London, 300 musketeers led by Sir Thomas Dale arrived in the struggling Virginia colony to establish a new capital far from the unhealthy swamps of Jamestown. Travelling 80 miles west up the James River under constant threat of attack by Powhatan Indians and the Spanish, they established the new city of Henricus, named for the eldest son of King James I, Prince Henry Frederick.

Henricus Historical Park re-creates this historical journey and highlights the major benchmarks that took place here over 400 years ago – the charter of the first English college in the New World, the first hospital in English North America, Pocahontas’s conversion to the Anglican faith, and the establishment of tobacco as the first cash crop. Historical interpretation pays tribute to the men and women who desperately struggled to establish a foothold in what was then England’s western frontier, as well as the Virginia Indians who encountered them.

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Henricus Historical Park

251 Henricus Park Rd.
Chester, VA 23836

Directions

Hours

  • Wednesday-Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm. (Ticket sales end at 4:00 pm)

Admission Fees

  • Adults: $12
  • Children (ages 5 - 12): $8
  • Children (4 and under): Free
  • Members: Free (must present a Patron Pass or photo identification)
  • Military: $1 discount to active and retired military personnel and their families