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Arlington Archeological Site
Arlington Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Capeville, Northampton County, Virginia. It is located east of the Custis Tombs. The site includes archaeological features ranging from Accomack Plantation, the first English settlement of the Eastern Shore in 1619, to probable tenant or slave quarter features dating to the second half of the 18th century. The site also includes the foundations of the Arlington Mansion, established about 1670 and demolished about 1720, at Arlington Plantation, the ancestral home of the Custis family of Virginia. Archaeological investigations and excavations of the site were conducted in 1987-1988 and 1994. The former Arlington Mansion lent its name to the Arlington House in Arlington, Virginia. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National ...
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Capeville, Virginia
Capeville is an unincorporated community in Northampton County, Virginia, United States. The Arlington Archeological Site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ... in 2008. References GNIS reference Unincorporated communities in Virginia Unincorporated communities in Northampton County, Virginia {{NorthamptonCountyVA-geo-stub ...
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