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Warwick River (Virginia)

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129: 128: 164:. Through the use of elaborate ruse tactics, "Prince John" Magruder, who was also an actor, provided valuable time for the ultimately successful defense of 253: 258: 18: 248: 98: 149: 125:
in 1643, and became part of the independent city of Newport News in 1958 through a municipal consolidation.
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U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
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base, on its western shore, which also occupies historic
235: 78:near the northern side a few miles west of 254:Bodies of water of Newport News, Virginia 195:which serves several local communities. 127: 236: 86:and is almost entirely located in the 97:The Warwick River took its name from 132:Union troops cross the river in 1862 50:is a 14.4-mile-long (23.2 km) 13: 217: 121:created in 1634. The shire became 14: 270: 259:Rivers of York County, Virginia 249:Tributaries of the James River 105:and a prominent member of the 1: 210: 117:, one of the eight original 82:, it flows south across the 7: 198: 10: 275: 179:The Warwick River adjoins 107:Virginia Company of London 227:, accessed April 1, 2011 172:which culminated in the 205:List of Virginia rivers 193:Newport News Waterworks 62:at the southern end of 54:which empties into the 133: 109:who was proprietor of 34:37.106194°N 76.56111°W 160:forces under General 131: 156:against much larger 136:In 1862, during the 39:37.106194; -76.56111 162:George B. McClellan 115:Warwick River Shire 111:Richneck Plantation 30: /  244:Rivers of Virginia 174:Seven Days Battles 142:American Civil War 138:Peninsula Campaign 134: 119:shires of Virginia 84:Virginia Peninsula 74:. Originating in 58:a few miles from 266: 228: 225:The National Map 221: 154:John B. Magruder 88:independent city 45: 44: 42: 41: 40: 35: 31: 28: 27: 26: 23: 274: 273: 269: 268: 267: 265: 264: 263: 234: 233: 232: 231: 222: 218: 213: 201: 189:Mulberry Island 168:led by General 103:Earl of Warwick 38: 36: 32: 29: 24: 21: 19: 17: 16: 12: 11: 5: 272: 262: 261: 256: 251: 246: 230: 229: 215: 214: 212: 209: 208: 207: 200: 197: 123:Warwick County 64:Chesapeake Bay 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 271: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 239: 226: 220: 216: 206: 203: 202: 196: 194: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 171: 170:Robert E. Lee 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 143: 139: 130: 126: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 95: 93: 89: 85: 81: 77: 73: 72:United States 69: 66:in southeast 65: 61: 60:Hampton Roads 57: 53: 52:tidal estuary 49: 48:Warwick River 43: 219: 178: 146:Warwick Line 135: 96: 92:Newport News 47: 15: 181:Fort Eustis 150:Confederate 99:Robert Rich 76:York County 56:James River 37: / 22:37°6′22.3″N 238:Categories 211:References 25:76°33′40″W 185:U.S. Army 101:, second 199:See also 166:Richmond 152:General 80:Yorktown 68:Virginia 140:of the 70:in the 144:, the 158:Union 183:, a 46:The 113:in 90:of 240:: 176:. 94:.

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37°6′22.3″N 76°33′40″W / 37.106194°N 76.56111°W / 37.106194; -76.56111
tidal estuary
James River
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
Virginia
United States
York County
Yorktown
Virginia Peninsula
independent city
Newport News
Robert Rich
Earl of Warwick
Virginia Company of London
Richneck Plantation
Warwick River Shire
shires of Virginia
Warwick County

Peninsula Campaign
American Civil War
Warwick Line
Confederate
John B. Magruder
Union
George B. McClellan
Richmond
Robert E. Lee
Seven Days Battles

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