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The Williamsburg area saw combat in the spring of 1862 during the Peninsula Campaign, an effort to take Richmond from the east from a base at Fort Monroe. Throughout late 1861 and early 1862, the small contingent of Confederate defenders was known as the Army of the Peninsula, and led by popular General John B. Magruder. He successfully used ...
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map.
Original Jamestown settlers (May 1607): Name Occupation Alt. names Death date (YYYY-MM-DD) [note 1] Notes Henry Adling: Gentleman Adding, H. Jerome Alicock: Gentleman Alikok Ancient, Jeremy 1607–08–04 Slain by natives [10] Gabriel Archer: Captain and Gentleman Archer, Gabriell 1609 or 1610 winter Secretary to the Council (lawyer) [11] John ...
It was established on December 30, 1930. On June 5, 1936, it was re-designated a national historical park, and became known as Colonial National Historical Park. In 1934, the National Park Service obtained the remaining 1500 acre (6.1 km 2) portion of Jamestown Island that had been under private ownership. The National Park Service partnered ...
Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-115, "Colonial National Historical Park Roads & Bridges, Yorktown, York County, VA", 119 data pages HAER No. VA-116, " Jamestown Island Loop Road, Jamestown Island, Jamestown, James City County, VA ", 10 photos, 4 color transparencies, 1 measured drawing, 14 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
The Chandler Court and Pollard Park Historic District is a national historic district located at Williamsburg, Virginia.In 1996, it included 25 contributing buildings, 2 contributing sites, and 1 contributing structure deemed to contribute to the historic character of the area.
Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex, also known as Burwell's Mill, is the site of an early colonial mill complex in York County near Williamsburg.Located on the historic King's Creek Plantation near Route 199 and Water Country Parkway, the site has industrial remains of millworks from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as military encampment sites associated with the American Revolutionary ...
Williamsburg Historic District (ID66000925 [1]) NRHP reference No. 70000863: VLR No. 137-0032: Significant dates; Added to NRHP: April 15, 1970 [1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007. Designated NHL: April 15, 1970 [3] Designated NHLDCP: October 9, 1960 ...