Near Williamsburg in James City County, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

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Kingsmill

Photographed by Tim Fillmon, April 14, 2004

1. Kingsmill Marker

Inscription. Kingsmill Plantation, the home of Col. Lewis Burwell, was built in the mid-1730s and consisted of a mansion, outbuildings, garden, and 1,400 acres. The house burned in 1843. Only the office and the kitchen still stand; they are among the earliest brick dependencies in Virginia. Burwell, the naval officer (colonial customs inspector) for the upper James River, built his inspection station here at Burwell's Landing, which included a tavern, storehouse, warehouse, and ferry house. In Nov. 1775, American riflemen skirmished nearby with British naval vessels; later, the Americans built two earthen forts here that the British captured in 1781.

Erected 1998 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-47.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Roads & Vehicles • War, US Revolutionary. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1735.

Location. Marker has been permanently removed. It was located near 37° 15.185′ N, 76° 39.88′ W. Marker was near Williamsburg, Virginia, in James City County. It was at the intersection of Pocahontas

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Trail (U.S. 60) and Jacobs Road, on the right when traveling south on Pocahontas Trail. Touch for map. Marker was at or near this postal address: 7401 Pocahontas Trail, Williamsburg VA 23185, United States of America.

We have been informed that this marker is no longer there and will not be replaced. This page is an archival view of what was.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within one mile of this location, measured as the crow flies: The Jersey Boys (approx. ¼ mile away); Whitaker's House (approx. 0.4 miles away); Battle of Williamsburg (approx. 0.7 miles away); Confederate Soldiers and Sailors Monument (approx. ¾ mile away); Fort Magruder (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Fort Magruder (approx. ¾ mile away); a different marker also named Vineyard Tract (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Battle of Williamsburg (approx. one mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Williamsburg.

Other markers no longer nearby. Magruder’s Defenses (was approx. ¾ mile away but has been confirmed missing); Vineyard Tract (was approx. 0.9 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it).

Also see . . . Kingsmill Plantation. (Submitted on January 23, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida.)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on January 23, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. This page has been viewed 795 times since then and 47 times this year. Last updated on February 13, 2025, by Will Hrachovina of Newport News, Virginia. Photo 1. submitted on January 23, 2021, by Tim Fillmon of Webster, Florida. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.

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