Bellfield Plantation

Bellfield Plantation

The Bellfield house site and graveyard are located some 300 yards to the east. This was the home of two early Virginia governors; Captain John West in 1632 and Edward Digges produced superior tobacco and led attempts to ...

Camp Isola Bella

Summer Camp for the Deaf Community

Since 1962, Camp Isola Bella has been home to the American School for the Deaf’s summer camp. Today the camp continues to welcome deaf children and hearing children with deaf family members.

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Cattle Branding Iron Used by the Bell Family

This cattle branding iron is more than a tool for marking livestock. In 1878, African American cattle rancher Calvin Bell registered his brand with the state of Texas, making it one of the first African American-owned brands registered there. Bell’s ...

Hubbell Trading Post National Historic Site

Hubbell Trading Post was founded in 1878 when John Lorenzo Hubbell bought out another trader, "Old Man" William Leonard. Trading posts played a unique role in reservation life, serving as places of business, social life and contact with other ...

Roosevelt Campobello International Park

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, the 32nd president of the United States, spent his summer vacations on Campobello Island over a period of 56 years. His rugged and beautiful "beloved island" is located in Passamaquoddy Bay, which forms the border between ...

Bellamy Bridge Heritage Trail

Bell Court Historic Neighborhood District

The Bell Court Historic Neighborhood District was developed around the turn of the 20th century as a middle-class neighborhood near the heart of downtown. The location of the district was pivotal because it allowed residents to walk to their jobs ...

Henry Coalter Cabell House

The Henry Coalter Cabell House, like many of Richmond’s distinguished historic residences, takes the name of its most famous resident rather than the original builder or owner. Colonel Henry Cabell (1820-1889) leased the house, which William O. George built in ...

Bell Tower

The Bell Tower at the southwest corner of Capitol Square was originally a guardhouse for the public guard and a signal tower for emergencies and meetings. While the tower is architecturally significant, the building is also noteworthy because of its ...

Belle Isle

Belle Isle is a rocky, mostly forested island in the middle of the James River, which flows through the center of the City of Richmond. William Byrd I acquired the island in 1676, and it remained in the Byrd family ...