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Historic Sites Custis Tombs

  • Address
    2157 Arlington Chase Rd.
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
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    757-787-2460
  • City
    Cape Charles
    Locality
    Accomack
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Explore the scenic spot on the banks of Arlington Creek the historic site of Arlington Plantation. The grand manor house built in the 1670s by tobacco farmer John Custis II is no more, but its distinguished lineage lives on in the Arlington National Cemetery and the Custis-Lee home located there -- both named after this Eastern Shore home. Once the temporary capital of the Virginia Colony during Bacon’s Rebellion, the foundation found during architectural digs, a grave site and small exhibit tells its storied past.

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Coastal Virginia - Eastern Shore

Last Updated: 05/05/2016

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  • Bay Creek Resort & Club Golf: Nicklaus and Palmer Signature Courses
    Bay Creek Resort & Club Golf: Nicklaus and Palmer Signature Courses
    1 Clubhouse Way
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
    1.43 MI
  • Coach House Tavern
    Coach House Tavern
    1 Clubhouse Way
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
    1.54 MI
  • Carole Böggemann Peirson Fine Art Studio
    Carole Böggemann Peirson Fine Art Studio
    3214 Jacobia Lane
    Townsend, VA 23310
    1.65 MI
  • Bay Front Escape
    Bay Front Escape
    1530 Elliotts Creek Lane
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
    1.73 MI
  • Bushwood at Bay Creek
    Bushwood at Bay Creek
    300 Troon Court
    Cape Charles, VA 23310
    1.92 MI

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