Kinsale, Virginia
Kinsaleis anunincorporated communityinWestmoreland County,in theU. S. stateofVirginia.[1]It was named afterKinsale,in Ireland.[2]
During the War of 1812, theRoyal Marines Battalionsraided the entrance to theYeocomico River,which concluded with the capture of four schooners at the town of Kinsale, Virginia (August 1814).[3]
TheKinsale Historic Districtwas listed on theNational Register of Historic Placesin 2005.[4]There is a small museum near the town commons dedicated to its history. The community is the location of the headquarters of theBevans Oyster Company,which is a large employer in the area.[5]
References
[edit]- ^"Kinsale (Westmoreland County, Virginia)".Geographic Names Information System.United States Geological Survey.RetrievedMay 12,2014.
- ^Gannett, Henry (1905).The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States.Govt. Print. Off. pp.176.
- ^"Napoleonic War Marines".Archived fromthe originalon May 13, 2014.RetrievedOctober 3,2012.
- ^"National Register Information System".National Register of Historic Places.National Park Service.July 9, 2010.
- ^"Bevans Oyster Co Inc - Company Profile and News".Bloomberg.com.RetrievedNovember 11,2023.
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