Kingsmill

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Kingsmill was the name of a plantation located in James City County, Virginia. It was located on the north bank of the James River a few miles east (downstream) of Jamestown, where the first permanent settlement was established in 1607.

[edit] Plantation history

The 1,400 acre Kingsmill Plantation was built in the mid-1730s. It included a mansion, outbuildings, and garden. It was the home of Colonel Lewis Burwell, a British naval officer who was the colonial customs inspector for the upper James River. Along the river, Burwell's Landing, site of his inspection station, also featured a tavern, storehouse, warehouse, and ferry house.

The site saw action during the American Revolutionary War. The house burned in 1843. Only the office and the kitchen still stand; they are among the earliest brick dependencies in Virginia.

[edit] Anheuser-Busch developments

In the mid-1970s, between Williamsburg and Grove, along U.S. Route 60, the Busch Gardens Williamsburg theme park, a large brewery, and the expansive Kingsmill planned community were developed by Anheuser-Busch Corporation. Much of this was on the property of the former Kingsmill Plantation.

Notable residents have included Curtis Strange, Sam Wallace, David Heath and Marv Levy.