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Woodland Period (AD 800-1600) prehistoric Indian village located on the farm. The investigation resulted in the recovery of hundreds of artifacts including weapons, stone tools and
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Plantation". Journal of the Roanoke Valley Historical Society. 13, no. 2: 45-52. Abstract: Owners and/or occupants of Kentland Farm include John Buchanan, Abram Trigg, Gordon Cloyd, Thomas Cloyd, David Cloyd, James Randall Kent, Mary Cloyd Kent, Margaret
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The manor house was built in 1834-35 as a two-story, five-bay, Flemish bond brick I house, extended two story ell, stone foundation, metal-sheathed gable roof, Federal and Greek revival interior and exterior detailing, and adjacent cistern, two-story kitchen, and hexagonal brick meat house (Patricia
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783:Buckingham
738:Appomattox
509:"Kentland"
409:References
328:, and the
297:Blacksburg
246:, 06000801
160:80°34′35″W
157:37°11′23″N
1307:Lynchburg
1302:Lexington
1247:Covington
1003:Middlesex
983:Lunenburg
963:Lancaster
893:Goochland
878:Frederick
843:Dinwiddie
838:Dickenson
808:Charlotte
773:Brunswick
768:Botetourt
743:Arlington
723:Alleghany
718:Albemarle
706:by county
251:VLR
1375:Staunton
1360:Richmond
1312:Manassas
1297:Hopewell
1272:Franklin
1252:Danville
1153:Tazewell
1138:Stafford
1088:Richmond
1058:Powhatan
1033:Nottoway
1018:New Kent
933:Highland
873:Franklin
868:Fluvanna
858:Fauquier
828:Culpeper
793:Caroline
788:Campbell
778:Buchanan
713:Accomack
697:Virginia
572:Archived
512:Archived
257:060-0202
244:91000833
209:Built by
137:Location
1416:Bridges
1380:Suffolk
1365:Roanoke
1355:Radford
1332:Norfolk
1287:Hampton
1262:Fairfax
1257:Emporia
1222:Bristol
1210:by city
1108:Russell
1093:Roanoke
1078:Pulaski
1048:Patrick
993:Mathews
988:Madison
973:Loudoun
923:Henrico
918:Hanover
913:Halifax
898:Grayson
853:Fairfax
798:Carroll
758:Bedford
748:Augusta
733:Amherst
456:June 5,
305:Federal
198: (
1337:Norton
1158:Warren
1148:Sussex
1038:Orange
1013:Nelson
978:Louisa
903:Greene
818:Clarke
728:Amelia
1370:Salem
1282:Galax
1208:Lists
1178:Wythe
1143:Surry
1123:Smyth
1113:Scott
928:Henry
883:Giles
863:Floyd
848:Essex
823:Craig
763:Bland
704:Lists
476:(PDF)
193:Built
1183:York
1173:Wise
1043:Page
753:Bath
458:2013
307:and
200:1745
196:1745
185:Area
968:Lee
695:in
332:."
253:No.
239:No.
226:MPS
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547:^
533:^
497:^
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428:.
417:^
385:.
299:,
685:e
678:t
671:v
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