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1378:Harrisonburg
1353:Falls Church
1254:Westmoreland
1219:Spotsylvania
1169:Rappahannock
1139:Pittsylvania
1044:King William
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1214:Southampton
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1084:Mecklenburg
1039:King George
994:Greensville
693:Daily Press
502:(4): 371–96
372:Cole Digges
349:York County
345:Cole Digges
252:located at
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148:37°5′24.3″N
139:Coordinates
1608:Categories
1486:Winchester
1476:Waynesboro
1436:Portsmouth
1428:Petersburg
1323:Chesapeake
1303:Alexandria
1249:Washington
1204:Shenandoah
1189:Rockingham
1184:Rockbridge
1094:Montgomery
1029:James City
974:Gloucester
919:Cumberland
869:Buckingham
824:Appomattox
533:(3): 286–9
428:References
397:Menchville
151:76°32′20″W
1393:Lynchburg
1388:Lexington
1333:Covington
1089:Middlesex
1069:Lunenburg
1049:Lancaster
979:Goochland
964:Frederick
929:Dinwiddie
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859:Brunswick
854:Botetourt
829:Arlington
809:Alleghany
804:Albemarle
792:by county
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212:VLR
1461:Staunton
1446:Richmond
1398:Manassas
1383:Hopewell
1358:Franklin
1338:Danville
1239:Tazewell
1224:Stafford
1174:Richmond
1144:Powhatan
1119:Nottoway
1104:New Kent
1019:Highland
959:Franklin
954:Fluvanna
944:Fauquier
914:Culpeper
879:Caroline
874:Campbell
864:Buchanan
799:Accomack
783:Virginia
218:121-0008
206:70000873
128:Location
1502:Bridges
1466:Suffolk
1451:Roanoke
1441:Radford
1418:Norfolk
1373:Hampton
1348:Fairfax
1343:Emporia
1308:Bristol
1296:by city
1194:Russell
1179:Roanoke
1164:Pulaski
1134:Patrick
1079:Mathews
1074:Madison
1059:Loudoun
1009:Henrico
1004:Hanover
999:Halifax
984:Grayson
939:Fairfax
884:Carroll
844:Bedford
834:Augusta
819:Amherst
744:at HABS
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1244:Warren
1234:Sussex
1124:Orange
1099:Nelson
1064:Louisa
989:Greene
904:Clarke
814:Amelia
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282:Supply
1563:is a
1456:Salem
1368:Galax
1294:Lists
1264:Wythe
1229:Surry
1209:Smyth
1199:Scott
1014:Henry
969:Giles
949:Floyd
934:Essex
909:Craig
849:Bland
790:Lists
382:1800s
261:Susan
184:Built
1565:stub
1269:York
1259:Wise
1129:Page
839:Bath
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