Predicted flurries turned into several inches of snow for Chesterfield on March 24, 2013. Photo from along Ironbridge road.
Batman, Spiderman, Darth Vader and others were on hand for the Chesterfield Library (Meadowdale Branch) Comic-Con 2013.
See additional photos from the March 23, 2013 event
Chesterfield County is located in the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 10th state of the United States (Virginia entered the Union on June 26, 1788).1 The county of Chesterfield was founded in 1749 on May 25 and named after Lord Chesterfield (aka Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl of Chesterfield, lived 1694-1773) who was a British statesman. 2 The population of Chesterfield in the year 2009 was 306,670 (up from the 2006 estimate of 296,718 by the U.S. Census Bureau, an increase of 14% from the official census count in 2000). 3
Chesterfield is in the metropolitan area of Richmond, the capitol of Virginia. Chesterfield's land mass is 425 square miles, with an avergage of 610 persons per mile. The U.S. Census lists the median household income for Chesterfield as $63,931 for 2006. Retail sales in 2006 are estimated at $2.8 million, and manufacturing in Chesterfield shipped approximately $3.1 million in goods in 2006. 4
[Above] Chesterfield County Government Building at 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832, (804) 748-1000
[Above] Chesterfield County Government Building at 9901 Lori Road, Chesterfield, VA 23832, (804) 748-1000
2011 $314, 844
2012 $310,433
2011 $224,326
2012 $215,541
Source: Richmond Source Book 2013/Integra Realty Resources: Richmond
Ducks and Geese (and Seagulls) at the Chesterfield County Power Plant / Dominion Power. See larger.
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The Varina-Enon Suspension Bridge near Dutch Gap, spanning over the James River. January 2011.
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The 1917 Chesterfield Courthouse, in the snow
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Experience a day in the life of the soldiers of Sir Thomas Dale's militia! Visit with the soldiers in the 1611 Citie of Henricus, participate in drills with the Henricus Militia and see demonstrations of tactics, armor and weaponry used by the 17th century soldiers who built and protected Henricus.The highlight of the event includes artillery demonstrations with cannon firings!
251 Henricus Park Road
Chester, VA 23836
(804) 748-1613
Photos: Lefthand image is from the Chesterfield County Government complex on Ironbridge. The righthand image is the long line of white blooms going into the town of Chester, VA.
Footnotes: 1. "Virginia 10th state of the union" from page 273, America: The Fifty States, by Bill Harris, published 1992 by Colour Library Books , Surrey, England. 2. "Lord Chesterfield Biography" from basicfamouspeople.com, accessed on Jan 2, 2009. 3. "Chesterfieldd County Quickfacts" from quickfacts.census.gov, access Jan 2, 20009. |
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