Chesterfield Live Cam
Nestled between the James and Appomattox Rivers
Just south of Richmond in the Commonwealth
Amtrak stations are nearby in Richmond, Petersburg and Ettrick, and Richmond International Airport features five commercial airlines and serves more than two million passengers a year. The Chesterfield County Airport, an excellent general aviation facility with a modern Instrument Landing System, is conveniently located off Rt. 10 and Rt. 288 in the heart of the county. It serves a wide range of private and corporate aircraft.
Chesterfield County Museum, Old Jail - Changing exhibits, such as antique toys, woodcarvings, Victorian clothing, photographs and electric trains lure visitors back time and time again. The museum portrays the evolution of Chesterfield from a once agricultural county into the present-day suburban community.
The museum is a replica of the county's colonial courthouse of 1749. Its collections include articles dating from pre-historic fossils into the 20th century. Artifacts from the Appomattucks and Monacan Indians native to the area, items pertaining to Sir Thomas Dale's English settlement of 1611 and the 18th century French Huguenot settlers, and items portraying the devastation of the Revolutionary War and the Civil War battles within the county await you.
