Upper Shirley
Upper Shirley is a historic plantation house located near Charles City, Charles City County, Virginia. In 1866, the owner of Shirley Plantation, Hill Carter, decided to retire and divide his Shirley Plantation estate, with the bulk of the estate bequeathed to his son, Robert, and the 'Upper Shirley' portion bequeathed to William Fitzhugh Carter.
- Locality
- …lies at an elevation of around 40 feet (10 metres)
- …is also known as “Upper Shirley, Virginia”
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bermuda Hundred and Granville.
Bermuda Hundred
Bermuda Hundred was the first administrative division in the English colony of Virginia.
Granville
Locality
This is a list of places in Charles City County…
2½ miles north of Upper Shirley
City Point
City Point was a town in Prince George County…
2½ miles southwest of Upper Shirley
Upper Shirley
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Latitude
37.34765° or 37° 20′ 52″ north
Longitude
-77.25581° or 77° 15′ 21″ west
Open location code
87948PXV+3M
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