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Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex

1862 establishments in VirginiaArchaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in VirginiaGrinding mills in VirginiaHistoric districts on the National Register of Historic Places in VirginiaNRHP infobox with nocat
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Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex
Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex

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 War and the American Civil War.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

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