Chester has a Secret

Last Saturday, I took the kids to go visit the Citie of Henricus in Chester. This was before the full blown flu hit the house.

The Citie of Henricus was founded in 1611 and its a little Jamestown. Actually, people left Jamestown to live at the Citie of Henricus because it had better drinkable water and people weren't getting sick like in Jamestown. The residents of Jamestown drank brackish water which made them lethargic or sick.

Residents of Citie of Henricus enjoyed the good life in Colonial Times until the death of Chief Powhatan. After his death, the Algonquin Indians had enough and killed everyone. Years later, the citie was revitalized again until the next Indian raid.

When you visit Henricus, you pay a small fee. The cost for 5 of us was $24. 2 adults and 3 kids. Not a bad price. We received a one on one tour with the interpreter who showed us how the Indians actually lived. Then we went to the other side and saw how the colonials lived.

After the tour, we walked around and got a beautiful view of the James River. We looked at the monuments and sat down and enjoyed a nice visit while sitting on the benches. It was way too cool.

Part of the Jamestown movie was filmed in the Citie of Henricus. The kids enjoyed taking the fur off of a dear with shells. They also pretended to churn corn and wore the armament of colonials. The metal was heavy and solid. They also learned games that the children played when they weren't working in the herb garden or farming.

I never knew what the Citie of Henricus was about so I am glad that we are doing the Virginia Traveller. We are having such a blast that you need to start doing this.

Time with my kids are priceless. I am sorry that my husband missed out, but, he had a fun time playing golf.

Get off the couch and get out of the house and go visit these places. They are awesome.

Take Care,

Beamer 319