Warwick - Richmond, VA
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N 37° 26.290 W 077° 26.329
18S E 284237 N 4146273
A state historical marker, one of many, in Richmond, Virginia.
Waymark Code: WM15JGT
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 01/12/2022
Views: 2
The plaque says, "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."
Type of Structure: Public building
Other: N/A
Fire Date: 04/30/1781
Structure status: Plaque
Cause of Fire:
British Troops
Documentation of the fire: [Web Link]
Construction Date: Not listed
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