Big Crab Orchard Site

Big Crab Orchard Site is a historic archaeological site located near Tazewell, Tazewell County, Virginia. The Crab Orchard site was patented in 1750, and was one of the first European settlements in Southwest Virginia. Parts of the tract were later owned by Morris Griffith and William Ingles and then acquired by Thomas Witten Sr., who settled here about 1768.[3]

Big Crab Orchard Site
Reconstructed buildings at the site
Nearest cityTazewell, Virginia
Coordinates37°7′11″N 81°34′28″W
Area115 acres (47 ha)
Builtc. 1768 (1768)
Built byJohn Whitten, et al.
NRHP reference No.80004230[1]
VLR No.092-0013
Significant dates
Added to NRHPAugust 11, 1980
Designated VLRMay 13, 1969[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on 2013-09-21. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
  3. "Registered Historic Landmarks in Tazewell County". Tazewell County Historical Society. Archived from the original on 2013-10-12.
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