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'''Winterham''' is a mostly rural [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in central [[Amelia County, Virginia|Amelia County]], [[Virginia]], United States. It lies along [[U.S. Route 360]] at the northern terminus of [[Virginia State Route 628 (Amelia County)|SR 628]] (Butlers Road), northeast of the town of [[Amelia Court House, Virginia|Amelia Court House]], the [[county seat]] of Amelia County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2008, p. 107.</ref> |
'''Winterham''' (also called "Ham", according to the USGS) is a mostly rural [[unincorporated area|unincorporated community]] in central [[Amelia County, Virginia|Amelia County]], [[Virginia]], United States. It lies along [[U.S. Route 360]] at the northern terminus of [[Virginia State Route 628 (Amelia County)|SR 628]] (Butlers Road), northeast of the town of [[Amelia Court House, Virginia|Amelia Court House]], the [[county seat]] of Amelia County.<ref>Rand McNally. ''The Road Atlas '08.'' [[Chicago]]: [[Rand McNally]], 2008, p. 107.</ref> Its elevation is 338 feet (103 m) above sea level.<ref>{{gnis|1477890}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]], 1979-09-28. Accessed 2008-06-06.</ref> |
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The origin of the name Winterham is unclear, but it dates back at least to the mid-1700s.<ref name=vdot/> Early uses, however, probably referred not to the town but to the [[Winterham (Winterham, Virginia)|Winterham Plantation]] approximately 4 miles northwest, whose manor house and dependencies were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name=dhr/> A post office was established at the town of Winterham by 1853,<ref name="va hist mag"/> and by the early 1900s the town was a freight stop<ref name=stewart/> on what was then the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]], originally the [[Richmond and Danville Railroad]]. The railroad station and post office have since closed. The railroad track, which parallels US 360 before |
The origin of the name Winterham is unclear, but it dates back at least to the mid-1700s.<ref name=vdot/> Early uses, however, probably referred not to the town but to the [[Winterham (Winterham, Virginia)|Winterham Plantation]], approximately 4 miles northwest, whose manor house and dependencies were added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 2002.<ref name="nris">{{NRISref|version=2010a}}</ref><ref name=dhr/> A [[postal village|post office]] was established at the town of Winterham by 1853,<ref name="va hist mag"/> and by the early 1900s the town was a freight stop<ref name=stewart/> on what was then the [[Southern Railway (U.S.)|Southern Railway]], originally the [[Richmond and Danville Railroad]]. The railroad station and post office have since closed. The railroad track, which parallels US 360 before the highway curves southeastward at Winterham, is still used, although only by freight trains, and is now owned by the [[Norfolk Southern Railway]]. |
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Morefield Mine is located on Route 628 approximately one mile southeast of |
Morefield Mine, one of several mines that have been worked profitably in Amelia County, is located on Route 628 approximately one mile southeast of Winterham, atop an unusually long and thick vein of [[pegmatite]] that contains a number of rare minerals. Since its opening in 1929, Morefield Mine has provided [[mica]], [[feldspar]], and gems, many of museum quality,<ref name="va energy"/> operating intermittently as a working mine, tourist attraction, and sometimes both simultaneously.<ref name="mindat"/> Amelia County contains some of the most extensive mica and feldspar deposits in Virginia.<ref name="va energy"/> |
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==References== |
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<ref name=vdot> Pawlett, Miller, & Clark. [https://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/02-r14.pdf "Amelia County Road Orders 1735-1753"], Virginia Department of Transportation, pp. 64, 104. Charlottesville |
<ref name=vdot> Pawlett, Miller, & Clark. [https://www.virginiadot.org/vtrc/main/online_reports/pdf/02-r14.pdf "Amelia County Road Orders 1735-1753"], Virginia Department of Transportation, pp. 64, 104. Charlottesville: Virginia Transportation Research Council, April 2002, VTRC 02-R14. Accessed 2021-12-11.</ref> |
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<ref name=dhr> [https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/004-0006_Winterham_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf Winterham, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form], Virginia Department of Historic Resources. |
<ref name=dhr> [https://www.dhr.virginia.gov/VLR_to_transfer/PDFNoms/004-0006_Winterham_2002_Final_Nomination.pdf Winterham, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form], Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Accessed 2021-12-11.</ref> |
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<ref name="va hist mag"> Hall, Virginius Cornick Jr. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4247768 "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859"], ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', vol. 81, no. 1, Virginia Historical Society, 1973, page 96. |
<ref name="va hist mag"> Hall, Virginius Cornick Jr. [http://www.jstor.org/stable/4247768 "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859"], ''The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography'', vol. 81, no. 1, Virginia Historical Society, January 1973, page 96. Accessed 2021-12-04.</ref> |
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<ref name=stewart> Stewart, John. [https://books.google.com/books?id=n1GfBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT150&dq=winterham&pg=PT150#v=onepage&q=winterham&f=false "Milepost 34.0: Winterham"], ''Jefferson Davis's Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee's Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and the Historians' Frauds''. [[McFarland & Company]], 2014. |
<ref name=stewart> Stewart, John. [https://books.google.com/books?id=n1GfBgAAQBAJ&lpg=PT150&dq=winterham&pg=PT150#v=onepage&q=winterham&f=false "Milepost 34.0: Winterham"], ''Jefferson Davis's Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee's Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and the Historians' Frauds''. [[Jefferson, North Carolina|Jefferson]], NC: [[McFarland & Company]], 2014. Accessed 2021-12-19.</ref> |
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<ref name="mindat"> [https://www.mindat.org/loc-4200.html Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA]. Mindat.org, The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. |
<ref name="mindat"> [https://www.mindat.org/loc-4200.html Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA]. Mindat.org, The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Accessed 2021-12-07.</ref> |
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<ref name="va energy"> Brown, William Randall. [https://energy.virginia.gov/commercedocs/MRR_3.pdf ''Mica and Feldspar Deposits of Virginia''], |
<ref name="va energy"> Brown, William Randall. [https://energy.virginia.gov/commercedocs/MRR_3.pdf ''Mica and Feldspar Deposits of Virginia''], pp. 4, 15, 21, 60. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1962. Accessed 2021-12-19.</ref> |
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Winterham | |
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  Winterham Location within the Commonwealth of Virginia  Winterham Winterham (the United States) | |
| Coordinates: 37°22′4″N 77°55′53″W / 37.36778°N 77.93139°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Virginia |
| County | Amelia |
| Elevation | 338 ft (103 m) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 23002 |
| Area code | 804 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1477890 |
Winterham (also called "Ham", according to the USGS) is a mostly rural unincorporated community in central Amelia County, Virginia, United States. It lies along U.S. Route 360 at the northern terminus of SR 628 (Butlers Road), northeast of the town of Amelia Court House, the county seat of Amelia County.[1] Its elevation is 338 feet (103 m) above sea level.[2]
The origin of the name Winterham is unclear, but it dates back at least to the mid-1700s.[3] Early uses, however, probably referred not to the town but to the Winterham Plantation, approximately 4 miles northwest, whose manor house and dependencies were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.[4][5] A post office was established at the town of Winterham by 1853,[6] and by the early 1900s the town was a freight stop[7] on what was then the Southern Railway, originally the Richmond and Danville Railroad. The railroad station and post office have since closed. The railroad track, which parallels US 360 before the highway curves southeastward at Winterham, is still used, although only by freight trains, and is now owned by the Norfolk Southern Railway.
Morefield Mine, one of several mines that have been worked profitably in Amelia County, is located on Route 628 approximately one mile southeast of Winterham, atop an unusually long and thick vein of pegmatite that contains a number of rare minerals. Since its opening in 1929, Morefield Mine has provided mica, feldspar, and gems, many of museum quality,[8] operating intermittently as a working mine, tourist attraction, and sometimes both simultaneously.[9] Amelia County contains some of the most extensive mica and feldspar deposits in Virginia.[8]
References
- ^ Rand McNally. The Road Atlas '08. Chicago: Rand McNally, 2008, p. 107.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Winterham, Virginia, Geographic Names Information System, 1979-09-28. Accessed 2008-06-06.
- ^ Pawlett, Miller, & Clark. "Amelia County Road Orders 1735-1753", Virginia Department of Transportation, pp. 64, 104. Charlottesville: Virginia Transportation Research Council, April 2002, VTRC 02-R14. Accessed 2021-12-11.
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Winterham, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, Virginia Department of Historic Resources. Accessed 2021-12-11.
- ^ Hall, Virginius Cornick Jr. "Virginia Post Offices, 1798-1859", The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, vol. 81, no. 1, Virginia Historical Society, January 1973, page 96. Accessed 2021-12-04.
- ^ Stewart, John. "Milepost 34.0: Winterham", Jefferson Davis's Flight from Richmond: The Calm Morning, Lee's Telegrams, the Evacuation, the Train, the Passengers, the Trip, the Arrival in Danville and the Historians' Frauds. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Company, 2014. Accessed 2021-12-19.
- ^ a b Brown, William Randall. Mica and Feldspar Deposits of Virginia, pp. 4, 15, 21, 60. Virginia Division of Mineral Resources, 1962. Accessed 2021-12-19.
- ^ Morefield Mine (Morefield pegmatite), Winterham, Amelia Co., Virginia, USA. Mindat.org, The Hudson Institute of Mineralogy. Accessed 2021-12-07.
External links
- Amelia County, Virginia, government website
- The Plantation Home of Winterham (now a historical bed-and-breakfast and event center)
- Morefield Mine, Amelia, VA. The Official Website
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