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  2. West Point Historic District (West Point, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    The district encompasses 75 contributing buildings and 1 contributing object in the town of West Point. The district includes residential, commercial, and institutional buildings and is notable for its variety of late-19th- and early-20th-century styles and building types.

  3. West Point, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    West Point is located at (37.543733, −76.805366 The York River is formed at West Point by the confluence of the Mattaponi and Pamunkey rivers; from there, it separates the Virginia Peninsula and Middle Peninsula regions of eastern Virginia as it flows approximately 40 miles (64 km) to the Chesapeake Bay.

  4. Chelsea (West Point, Virginia) - Wikipedia

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    Chelsea is a historic home located near West Point, King William County, Virginia.It was built in 1709, and consists of a two-story, brick main block with a hipped roof and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-story, gambrel roofed rear ell.

  5. Khomas Region - Wikipedia

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    Khomas is centered on the capital city Windhoek and provides for this reason superior transportation infrastructure. It is located in the central highlands of the country and is bordered by the Erongo region to the west and the northwest and by the Otjozondjupa region to the north.

  6. Richmond and York River Railroad - Wikipedia

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    The Richmond and York River Railroad Company was incorporated under an act of the Virginia General Assembly on January 31, 1853. [2] [3] The State of Virginia subscribed to 60 per cent of the capital stock. [4] The company built and initially operated 39 miles (63 km) of railroad line between Richmond, Virginia and West Point, Virginia on the ...

  7. Powhatan's Chimney - Wikipedia

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    According to English colonist Captain John Smith, Werowocomoco was located on the north side of the York River about 25 miles (40 km) from where the river divided at West Point, Virginia, at the time the Jamestown Settlement was established in 1607. Soon after in 1609, Chief Powhatan relocated his capital to a more inland location for better ...

  8. Eltham, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    View of Eltham, Virginia outskirts. Eltham is a small unincorporated community in New Kent County, Virginia, United States. Located along state routes 30, 33, and 249 in modern times, it is slightly west of the town of West Point. It was named for the Eltham slave plantation, across from West Point on the nearby Pamunkey River.

  9. Bells Rock Light - Wikipedia

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    In the nineteenth century, West Point, Virginia was the head of navigation on the York River, and this light was requested in order to facilitate navigation there. A house was built for it at Lazaretto Point in 1880, but this was diverted to Thimble Shoal Light when the latter burned down. A second house was constructed and installed on this ...