Williamsburg is the county seat for James City County
Toano is in James City County
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On Forge Road at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Forge Road.
First called John Lewis's Ordinary and then Fox's, Burnt Ordinary received its name in Jan. 1780 when, according to the Virginia Gazette, Fox's Ordinary burned to the ground. Later, in Oct. 1781, when the French army's wagon train passed by, . . . — — Map (db m16846) HM
On Chickahominy Road (Virginia Route 631) at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on Chickahominy Road.
Two miles south is the site of the colonial Chickahominy Church, now destroyed. Lafayette's forces camped there, July 6-8, 1781. The church was used as a hospital after the battle of Green Spring, July 6, 1781. — — Map (db m23599) HM
On Old Stage Road (Virginia Route 30) west of Fieldstone Parkway, on the right when traveling east.
Here, on the road from Williamsburg to New Kent, Stephen Forneau operated a popular tavern by 1715. Col. John Chiswell had acquired the property by 1755, and George Washington visited several times. On 3 May 1775, Patrick Henry and Hanover County . . . — — Map (db m184136) HM
On Richmond Road (U.S. 60) 0.7 miles south of Rochambeau Road (Virginia Route 30), on the left when traveling east.
Hickory Neck Church was built about 1740. Militia opposing the British camped here on April 21, 1781. A few miles north is the foundation of an ancient stone house, dating possibly from about 1650. — — Map (db m16848) HM
On Barhamsville Road (Virginia Route 30) at Old Stage Road (Virginia Route 746), on the right when traveling south on Barhamsville Road.
By the 1720s, several taverns stood on New Kent Road (also called the Old Stage Road) between Williamsburg and New Kent Court House. During two wars, the road served opposing armies as well as travelers. In June 1781, near the end of the Revolution, . . . — — Map (db m23596) HM
On Forge Road at Richmond Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling east on Forge Road. Reported missing.
On this road five miles west was the State shipyard on Chickahominy River, burned by the British General Phillips on April 21-22, 1781. — — Map (db m16844) HM
