Arlington Archeological Site
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Arlington Archeological Site | |
| Nearest city | Capeville, Virginia |
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| Area | 7.3 acres (3.0 ha) |
| Built | 1614 |
| NRHP Reference # | 08000422[1] |
| VLR # | 065-0001 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | May 12, 2008 |
| Designated VLR | March 20, 2008[2] |
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 Arlington mansion, established about 1670 and demolished about 1720. Arlington plantation was the ancestral home of the Custis family of Virginia. Archaeological investigations and excavations of the site were conducted in 1987-1988 and 1994.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
References
- 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ↑ Nicholas M. Luccketti (1999). "ARCHAEOLOGY AT ARLINGTON: Excavations at the Ancestral Custis Plantation, Northampton County, Virginia" (PDF). Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities.
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