Kingsmill
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Markerman62
N 37° 15.185 W 076° 39.880
18S E 352371 N 4124246
A former plantation in the Williamsburg area.
Waymark Code: WMNAGK
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/31/2015
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Kingsmill Plantation, the home of Col. Lewis Burwell, was built in the mid-1730s and consisted of a mansion, outbuildings, garden, and 1,400 acres. The house burned in 1843. Only the office and the kitchen still stand; they are among the earliest brick dependencies in Virginia. Burwell, the naval officer (colonial customs inspector) for the upper James River, built his inspection station here at Burwell's Landing, which included a tavern, storehouse, warehouse, and ferry house. In Nov. 1775, American riflemen skirmished nearby with British naval vessels; later, the Americans built two earthen forts here that the British captured in 1781.
Marker Number: W 47
Marker Title: Kingsmill
Marker Location: On US 60 1/4 mile NW of VA 199 and east of Williamsburg.
County or Independent City: James City
Web Site: [Web Link]
Marker Program Sponsor: Department of Historic Resources
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