Chippokes Plantation

Chippokes State Park, VA 634 and 633, Jamestown, Virginia. County/parish: Surry.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places October 01, 1969. NRIS 69000283.

18 contributing buildings. 35 contributing sites. 2 contributing structures.

Also known as:

  • Chippokes
  • Chippokes Plantation Historic District
  • Chippokes S

From Wikipedia:

Chippokes State Park

Chippokes State Park (previously known as Chippokes Plantation State Park) is a Virginia state park on the south side of the James River on the Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail. In addition to forests and fossil hunting on the beach, it includes three historic houses (plus outbuildings to each) as well as an open-air agricultural and forestry museum with seasonally appropriate events. Other recreational facilities include a visitor center, swimming pool, hiking trails, cabins, yurts and campgrounds). As of 2020, the yearly visitation was 173,110. It is located at 695 Chippokes Park Road, in rural Surry County, Virginia off Route 10.

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National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/41683897

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