The Point Lookout Archaeological Site is an archaeological site encompassing the historic remains of the original homestead of John Robins, one of the first English settlers of what is now

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. The site, located on what is now called Robins Neck, consists of a domestic site that was active from the mid-17th to the mid-19th century, and includes the remains of Robins' c. 1642 house. A secondary site on the property includes a trash pit and refuse area associated with a 19th-century smokehouse. The site was added to the

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in 2014.

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Archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Virginia National Register of Historic Places in Gloucester County, Virginia {{GloucesterCountyVA-NRHP-stub

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