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| {{Further|History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699)}} | {{Further|History of Jamestown, Virginia (1607–1699)}} |
| ==David Meade and the revolution== | |
| David Meade bought the plantation in 1774. [[Charles Cornwallis, 1st Marquess Cornwallis|Charles Cornwallis]], commander of the British forces, crossed the James River in May 1781 and in August [[Anthony Wayne]] crossed the river near or at the plantation.<ref name="Moffatt">{{Cite web |last=Moffatt |first=Brett |title=Driving Through Virginia’s Historic Triangle – Abbeville Institute |url=https://www.abbevilleinstitute.org/driving-through-virginias-historic-triangle/ |access-date=2024-05-07 |language=en-US}}</ref> | |
| ==Civil War== | |
| In 1864, Union General [[Ulysses S. Grant]] had a pontoon bridge built nearby to cross the river enroute for the [[Siege of Petersburg]].<ref name="Moffatt" /> | |
| ==Historic marker== | ==Historic marker== |
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