Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory Site
Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory | |
Location | Fredericksburg, Virginia |
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Area | 6 acres (2.4 ha) |
Built | 1781 (1781) |
Built by | Fielding Lewis |
NRHP reference No. | 78003184[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 14, 1978 |
The Fredericksburg Gun Manufactory Site is a historic archaeological site in Fredericksburg, Virginia. The manufactory was founded in 1775 by Charles Dick and Fielding Lewis, proprietor of the nearby Kenmore Plantation, and brother-in-law to George Washington, to provide guns and ammunition to the Continental Army and state militia during the American Revolutionary War. Lewis in particular invested more than £7000 in the endeavour, for which he was never compensated by either the state or the Continental Congress.[2] The factory was closed at the end of the war.
The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
See also
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Fielding Lewis". Encyclopedia of Virginia. Retrieved November 5, 2017.
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