The stories of Charles City County, VA
8 narrated audio stories from across Charles City County — hidden history, true crime, food legends, and local lore from its towns, landmarks, and back roads.
Berkeley Plantation
What the River Put on the Table
How Berkeley Hundred turned from imported provisions to local food along the James.
Berkeley Plantation
One Virginia Estate, Two Presidential Beginnings
How Berkeley Plantation tied one family home to two American presidents.
Charles City County
The Name That Stayed in Charles City
A Virginia county whose royal name survived a turbulent century.
Shirley Plantation
A Staircase That Carries a Family’s Ambition
At Shirley, architecture turns family ambition into something almost weightless.
Berkeley Plantation
The Day They Meant to Keep Forever
A fragile beginning on the James River became a lasting American memory.
Berkeley Plantation
The Day They Were Ordered to Give Thanks
At Berkeley, thanksgiving began as an instruction, then became a memory.
Berkeley Plantation
When Thanksgiving Meant a Prayer on the James
At Berkeley Hundred, thanksgiving began as an annual act of worship, not a feast.
Shirley Plantation
How a River Fortune Became Brick and Symmetry
A plantation story told through architecture, power, and the people behind it.
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