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.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Locality
- Description: human settlement in Virginia, United States of America
- Also known as: “Upper Shirley, Virginia”
Places of Interest
Highlights include City Point.
City Point
Building
Photo: The U.S. National Archives, Public domain.
City Point was a town in Prince George County, Virginia, United States, that was annexed by the independent city of Hopewell in 1923. It served as headquarters of the Union Army during the siege of Petersburg during the American Civil War. City Point is situated 2½ miles southwest of Upper Shirley.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bermuda Hundred and Granville.
Bermuda Hundred
Hamlet
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
Bermuda Hundred was the first administrative division in the English colony of Virginia. It was founded by Sir Thomas Dale in 1613, six years after Jamestown.
Granville
Locality
Granville is an unincorporated community in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. Granville is situated 2½ miles north of Upper Shirley.
Jordan Point
Hamlet
Photo: Ser Amantio di Nicolao, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Jordan Point is a small unincorporated community on the south bank of the James River in the northern portion of Prince George County, Virginia, United States. Jordan Point is situated 3 miles southeast of Upper Shirley.
Upper Shirley
- Category: plantation
- Location: Chesterfield, Virginia, South, United States, North America
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