Big_Crab_Orchard_Site

Big Crab Orchard Site

Big Crab Orchard Site

Archaeological site in Virginia, United States

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]

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It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is also known as Fort Witten or Witten's Fort and Pisgah Church, according to the National Register Nomination Form.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. [2]
    "Virginia Landmarks Register". Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Archived from the original on September 21, 2013. Retrieved June 5, 2013.
  3. [3]
    "Registered Historic Landmarks in Tazewell County". Tazewell County Historical Society. Archived from the original on October 12, 2013.
  4. [4]
    https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/092-0013_Big_Crab_Orchard_1980_Final_Nomination.pdf


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