Queen Hith Plantation Complex Site

Queen Hith Plantation Complex Site
Location Address Restricted, Newport News, Virginia
Area 3.3 acres (1.3 ha)
MPS Oakland Farm Industrial Park MRA
NRHP Reference # 83003293[1]
VLR # 121-0041
Significant dates
Added to NRHP February 24, 1983
Designated VLR September 16, 1982[2]

Queen Hith Plantation Complex Site is a historic archaeological site located at Newport News, Virginia. It is the site of an archeological study that uncovered artifacts ranging from pre-Columbian Woodland Indian objects to items from the initial colonization of Warwick County, Virginia. The foundations of Queen's Hith Plantation, the 1643 house of the Thomas Harwood family, remain. American Civil War redoubts, once part of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign defenses, have also been preserved. Two Civil War redoubts, known as the Skiffes Creek Line which formed the right flank of the Warwick River Line during the 1862 Peninsula Campaign have also been preserved. This land is also the site of the 19th and 20th Century Oakland Farm.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
  3. ↑ City of Newport News (November 2008). "Framework for the Future 2030: Chapter 9, Appendix". City of Newport News.


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