Multiple historic homes and outbuildings on the lower Sophia Street riverfront, including the Mills House (damaged in the 1862 bombardment), a community ice house owned by A.P. Rowe, an antebellum duplex at 701-703 Sophia, and a circa-1780 brick duplex at 717-719 Sophia, were demolished over the 20th century. The remaining structures were cleared in 2008 for the construction of Fredericksburg Riverfront Park, which opened to the public October 9, 2021. Archaeologists recovered foundations and hu
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- ·Multiple historic homes and outbuildings on the lower Sophia Street riverfront, including the Mills House (damaged in the 1862 bombardment), a community ice house owned by A.P. Rowe, an antebellum duplex at 701-703 Sophia, and a circa-1780 brick duplex at 717-719 Sophia, were demolished over the 20th century. The remaining structures were cleared in 2008 for the construction of Fredericksburg Riverfront Park, which opened to the public October 9, 2021. Archaeologists recovered foundations and human remains from the site during excavation.
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