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William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site

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William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site
Gravestone of William Gooch
Nearest cityYorktown, Virginia
Area4 acres (1.6 ha)
Built1655 (1655)
ArchitectMultiple
NRHP reference No.74002153[1]
99000074 (decrease)
VLR No.099-0060
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJanuary 18, 1974
Boundary decreaseFebruary 11, 1999
Designated VLROctober 16, 1973, June 17, 1998[2]

William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site is a historic archaeological site located near Yorktown, York County, Virginia. It is the site of York Village established on the York River near Wormley Creek before 1635. A church was constructed at York about 1638. In 1655, Maj. William Gooch, uncle of Sir William Gooch, 1st Baronet, was buried within the church walls. His armorial slab is one of the oldest interpretable tombstones in Virginia. The village was abandoned by the end of the 18th century. The site is located on the U.S. Coast Guard Reserve Training Center and marked by a small park.[3]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. ^ Calder Loth, ed. (1999). The Virginia Landmarks Register: William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site (p. 560). University of Virginia Press. ISBN 9780813918624.