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  2. Warner Hall - Wikipedia

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    Warner Hall is a historic plantation in Gloucester County, Virginia, United States. Augustine Warner, progenitor of many prominent First Families of Virginia, and great-great-grandfather of President George Washington established the plantation in 1642 after receiving a royal land grant, and would serve in the House of Burgesses, as would many ...

  3. John Lewis (Virginia colonist) - Wikipedia

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    John Lewis (1 February 1678 - 1 February 1762) was a militia officer, magistrate and prominent Virginia landowner. Born in Ireland, he was forced to emigrate after killing his landlord. He settled in Virginia and, together with his nephew James Patton, became wealthy through land grants and sales during expansion of Virginia's westward frontier.

  4. Weyanoke, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    March 10, 1980. Designated VLR. September 21, 1976 [2] Weyanoke is a plantation farmstead in Charles City County, Virginia, United States. In 1619, the First Africans in Virginia arrived at the Weyanoke Peninsula. They created the first African community in North America. The Westover Plantation and related archaeological sites were listed on ...

  5. Fielding Lewis - Wikipedia

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    Fielding Lewis (July 7, 1725 – December 7, 1781) was an American merchant, member of the House of Burgesses and a Colonel during the American Revolutionary War. He lived in Fredericksburg, Virginia and also owned a plantation in Spotsylvania County, which later became known as Kenmore. His brother-in-law was George Washington, who was also ...

  6. Bruton Parish Church - Wikipedia

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    April 15, 1970 [3] Designated VLR. September 18, 1973 [2] Bruton Parish Church is located in the restored area of Colonial Williamsburg in Williamsburg, Virginia, United States. It was established in 1674 by the consolidation of two previous parishes in the Virginia Colony, and remains an active Episcopal parish.

  7. Lee–Fendall House - Wikipedia

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    Fendall family coat of arms. The Lee–Fendall House is a historic house museum and garden located in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, United States, at 614 Oronoco Street.. Since its construction in 1785, the house has served as home to thirty-seven members of the Lee family (1785–1903), hundreds of convalescing Union soldiers (1863–1865), the prominent Downham family (1903–1937), the ...

  8. Oak Hill (Colonial Heights, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    July 30, 1974. Designated VLR. April 16, 1974 [2] The Oak Hill is a historic plantation house located at Colonial Heights, Virginia. It was built in 1825–1826, and is a one-story, frame dwelling with Greek Revival style interior decorative details. It originally had an "H" shape, but was subsequently expanded with several additions.

  9. National Register of Historic Places listings in Colonial ...

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    Location of Colonial Heights in Virginia. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Colonial Heights, Virginia. 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 Colonial Heights, Virginia, United States. The locations of ...