Charles City County, Virginia
Organized 1993
ABOUT THE ASSOCIATION
"The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia", a local tourism association organized in 1993 by nine historic landmark plantations and two fine dining establishments, is Charles City County's first tourism organization. This membership organization operates under bylaws. Current members of the association include;
Belle Air Plantation
Edgewood Plantation
Indian Fields Tavern
North Bend Plantation
Piney Grove at Southall's Plantation
WestoverThe initial project of "The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia" was the burgundy "James River Plantation" brochure, first printed in 1994 and now in its eighth printing. In 1995 "The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia" offered a cooperative calendar of holiday events first known as "Christmas in the Country", now referred to as "Christmas in Plantation Country". In 1996 members of the association also joined together to offer progressive Halloween tours and special Garden Week tours. Also in 1996, the association printed the "Four Centuries of Black History in Charles City County" brochure.
"Virginia's James River Plantations" is a cooperative project conceived of in 2000 by "The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia". The participants include plantation sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places along the James River and its tributaries, as well as regional fine dining establishments. This regional cooperative project was the recipient of matching-grant funds from the Virginia Tourism Corporation for two years.In 2000 "The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia" also conceived of the "Jamestown Discovery Trail" as a heritage trail to provide visitors with a meaningful route forward in direction, but back in time, to Jamestown during the 2007 festivities. The association will be temporarily modifying the burgundy "James River Plantation" brochure to become the James River Plantations' "Jamestown Discovery Trail" brochure to include the participating James River Plantation members and other "official sponsor" trail sites for the years 2006 and 2007.
A project of "The James River Plantations - Charles City County, Virginia" - organized 1993, copyright 2000-4