Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex, also known as Burwell's Mill, is the site of an early colonial mill complex in York County near Williamsburg. Located on the historic King's Creek Plantation near Route 199 and Water Country Parkway, the site has industrial remains of millworks from the 17th and 18th centuries, as well as military encampment sites associated with the American Revolutionary War and the American Civil War.[3]
Whitaker's Mill Archeological Complex | |
 Edge of the site | |
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| Location | Along King's Creek near Interstate 64 and State Route 199[2] |
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| Nearest city | Williamsburg, Virginia |
| Coordinates | 37°15′20″N 76°38′5″W / 37.25556°N 76.63472°W |
| Area | 12.2 acres (4.9 ha) |
| Built | 1862 |
| NRHP reference No. | 08000426[1] |
| Added to NRHP | May 15, 2008 |
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.[1]
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edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Hunter, Robert R., Jr., and Marley R. Brown III. et al. "Preliminary Archaeological Survey of the Burwell's Mill Site, York County, Virginia. Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, 1983-03-26, 3.
- ^ "Historic Resources" (PDF). York County, Virginia. Retrieved March 16, 2014.