Endview Marker

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Newport News, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Endview

By Don Morfe, June 26, 2012

1. Endview Marker

Inscription. This traditional farmhouse was probably built for William Harwood around 1769. His great grandson, Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, acquired the plantation in 1858. In May 1861, Dr. Curtis organized the Warwick Beauregards (Company H, 32d Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and commanded them until May 1862. Confederate Generals Lafayette McLaws and Robert Tombs used Endview as their headquarters during the early stages of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Union regiments camped here as part of the Federal occupation of nearby Yorktown. Dr. Curtis regained possession of Endview (also called Curtis Farm) after the Civil War and his descendants continued to live here until 1985.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W 230.)

Location. 37° 12.768′ N, 76° 34.266′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. Click for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Yorktown Road, Newport News VA 23603, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. A different marker also named Endview (about 500 feet away, in a direct line); Lebanon Church (about 500 feet away); a different marker also named Lebanon Church (about 600 feet away); Aviation Field Yorktown (about 600 feet away); The Dairy Building (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Endview Spring (approx. 0.2 miles away); The Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lee Hall (approx. 0.8 miles away). Click for a list of all markers in Newport News.

By Don Morfe, June 26, 2012

2. Endview Marker

Credits. This page originally submitted on September 24, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. This page has been viewed 108 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 24, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Md 21234. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.