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Warwick
Jefferson Davis Hwy, Richmond,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 26' 17.369088",
-77° 26' 19.567824"
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Virginia State Historical Marker |
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Located eight miles downstream from Richmond, Warwick was an important 18th-century James River port and manufacturing center. During The Revolutionary War, Warwick's craftsmen turned out clothing and shoes, and its mills ground flour and meal for the Continental troops stationed at Chesterfield Courthouse. On April 30, 1781, British troops under Benedict Arnold burned the town, destroying ships, warehouses, mills, tannery storehouses, and ropewalks.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: American Revolution, the Revolutionary War. See more historic sites related to Virginia in the Revolution. |
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Warwick Historical Marker Location Map, Richmond, Virginia Map
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