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Local Title: Richneck
Plantation
Location: Newport News VA Description:
"In 1667 Miles Cary Jr. inherited land lying between the
forks of Stoney Run which he named Richneck. The
plantation was home to four generations of Carys and stood
until 1865. Charter Elm, commemorated on the Newport News
City seal, grew at Richneck and was, by tradition, the
site of the first Warwick County court which continued to
hold sessions there until 1793. Several members of the
Cary family are buried under the ancient elm."
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