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==== Colonial Ports ==== | ==== Colonial Ports ==== | ||
*Alexandria ([[Fairfax County, Virginia|Fairfax County]]) | *Alexandria ([[Fairfax County, Virginia#Immigration|Fairfax County]]) | ||
*Dumfries ([[Prince William County, Virginia|Prince William County]]) | *Dumfries ([[Prince William County, Virginia#Immigration|Prince William County]]) | ||
*Falmouth ([[Stafford County, Virginia|Stafford County]]) | *Falmouth ([[Stafford County, Virginia#Immigration|Stafford County]]) | ||
*Fredericksburg ([[Spotsylvania County, Virginia|Spotsylvania County]]) | *Fredericksburg ([[Spotsylvania County, Virginia#Immigration|Spotsylvania County]]) | ||
*Jamestown ([[James City County, Virginia|James City County]]) | *Jamestown ([[James City County, Virginia#Immigration|James City County]]) | ||
*Leedstown ([[Westmoreland County, Virginia|Westmoreland County]]) | *Leedstown ([[Westmoreland County, Virginia#Immigration|Westmoreland County]]) | ||
*Norfolk ([[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk County]]) | *Norfolk ([[Norfolk County, Virginia#Immigration|Norfolk County]]) | ||
*Port Royal ([[Caroline County, Virginia|Caroline County]]) | *Port Royal ([[Caroline County, Virginia#Immigration|Caroline County]]) | ||
*Portsmouth ([[Norfolk County, Virginia|Norfolk County]]) | *Portsmouth ([[Norfolk County, Virginia#Immigration|Norfolk County]]) | ||
*South Quay ([[Southampton County, Virginia|Southampton County]])<ref>John Crump Parker, "Old South Quay in Southampton County: Its Location, Early Ownership, and History," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 83, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):160-172. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4247939 JSTOR] ($).</ref> | *South Quay ([[Southampton County, Virginia#Immigration|Southampton County]])<ref>John Crump Parker, "Old South Quay in Southampton County: Its Location, Early Ownership, and History," ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography,'' Vol. 83, No. 2 (Apr. 1975):160-172. Digital version at [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4247939 JSTOR] ($).</ref> | ||
*Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) ([[Essex County, Virginia|Essex County]]) | *Tappahannock (aka Hobb's Hole) ([[Essex County, Virginia#Immigration|Essex County]]) | ||
*Urbanna ([[Middlesex County, Virginia|Middlesex County]])<ref>''Urbanna: A Port Town in Virginia 1680-1980'' (1980).</ref> | *Urbanna ([[Middlesex County, Virginia#Immigration|Middlesex County]])<ref>''Urbanna: A Port Town in Virginia 1680-1980'' (1980).</ref> | ||
*Williamsburg ([[James City County, Virginia|James City County]]) | *Williamsburg ([[James City County, Virginia#Immigration|James City County]]) | ||
*Yorktown ([[York County, Virginia|York County]]) | *Yorktown ([[York County, Virginia#Immigration|York County]]) | ||
Ships commonly docked along riverside plantations on the Elizabeth River, James River, Potomac River, Rappahannock River, and York River. | Ships commonly docked along riverside plantations on the Elizabeth River, James River, Potomac River, Rappahannock River, and York River. | ||
===== Districts ===== | ===== Districts ===== | ||
Ports were divided into districts. | |||
*Potomac District | *Potomac District | ||