The Appomattox Court House National Historical Park ruins are part of the Appomattox Court House National Historical Park, which was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on October 15, 1966.
Read more about Appomattox Court House National Historical Park Ruins: Old County Jail, R.J. N. Williams Cabin Ruin, McDearmon–Tibbs–Scott House Ruin, Coleman House Ruin, Sweeney Dam Ruin and Mill Race
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... were built by Alexander Sweeney around 1790 to power his milling operation that are now ruins ... The earthen dam ruin was stone infill of over 100 feet (30 m) in length by almost 9 feet (2.7 m) high and bridged the Appomattox River ...
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