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'''Milton''' is an unincorporated section of [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Rivanna River]]. In the early and mid 19th century, it was a commercial port that was supplanted by the railroad. <ref name="canal250">{{cite web|title=Canal society celebrates Jefferson the businessman|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14694-canal-society-jefferson/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 28, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> It was also the location of the University of Virginia's airfield. <ref>{{cite web|title=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Virginia|url=http://www.airfields-freeman.com/VA/Airfields_VA_C.htm#universityofva|author=Paul Freeman|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>
'''Milton''' is an unincorporated section of [[Albemarle County]] on the [[Rivanna River]]. In the early and mid 19th century, it was a commercial port that was supplanted by the railroad. <ref name="canal250">{{cite web|title=Canal society celebrates Jefferson the businessman|url=http://www.cvilletomorrow.org/news/article/14694-canal-society-jefferson/|author=Tim Shea|work=|publisher=Charlottesville Tomorrow|location=|publishdate=April 28, 2013|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref> It was also the location of the University of Virginia's airfield, [[Milton Field]]. <ref>{{cite web|title=Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Virginia|url=http://www.airfields-freeman.com/VA/Airfields_VA_C.htm#universityofva|author=Paul Freeman|work=|publisher=|location=|publishdate=|accessdate=April 29, 2013}}</ref>


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Milton is an unincorporated section of Albemarle County on the Rivanna River. In the early and mid 19th century, it was a commercial port that was supplanted by the railroad. [1] It was also the location of the University of Virginia's airfield, Milton Field. [2]


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Coordinates:Erioll world.svg.png 38°00′19″N 78°24′09″E / 38.005278°N -78.4025°W / 38.005278; --78.4025

References

  1. Web. Canal society celebrates Jefferson the businessman, Tim Shea, Charlottesville Tomorrow, April 28, 2013, retrieved April 29, 2013.
  2. Web. Abandoned & Little-Known Airfields: Central Virginia, Paul Freeman, retrieved April 29, 2013.