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College Landing Archeological Site

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Built
  
1699 (1699)

Opened
  
1699

Added to NRHP
  
12 July 1978

NRHP Reference #
  
78003188

Area
  
9 ha

College Landing Archeological Site

Location
  
College Landing Park area, Williamsburg, Virginia

Similar
  
Busch Gardens Williamsburg, Water Country USA, Presidents Park, Williamsburg Historic District, Bassett Hall

The College Landing Archeological Site is the site of a colonial-era port area in Williamsburg, Virginia. Located near the confluence of College Creek and Paper Mill Creek, the site was the main port facility for Williamsburg after it was established in 1699. The area was populated with wharves, warehouses, and industrial facilities, but fell into decline after the state capital was moved to Richmond at the time of the American Revolutionary War. The site was the subject of salvage excavation at the time of a 1976 highway project in the area.

The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

References

College Landing Archeological Site Wikipedia


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