William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site
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title:
William Gooch Tomb and York Village Archeological Site
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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
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description:
Archaeological site in Virginia, United States
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gooch_Tomb_and_York_Village_Archeological_Site
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2023-08-10T05:31:46Z
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