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

Fort Eustis

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

1. Fort Eustis Marker

Inscription. Fort Eustis is named for a native Virginian, Gen. Abraham Eustis (1786 – 1843), a commander of Fort Monroe. In March 1918, the U.S. government established Camp Abraham Eustis as a coast artillery training center; it was designated a fort in 1923. It then served as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration transient camp during the Great Depression, an antiaircraft artillery training center, a prisoner of war camp during World War II, and the headquarters for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. It later housed the Transportation Corps Regiment. The colonial-era Matthew Jones House and the remains of Fort Crawford, a Civil War site, survive on the post grounds.

Erected 2001 by Department of Historical Resources. (Marker Number W-56.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Colonial Era • Forts and Castles • War, US Civil • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1918.

Location. 37° 10.526′ N, 76° 34.178′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Lee

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Hall. It is at the intersection of Warwick Blvd (U.S. 60) and Dozier Road, on the right when traveling south on Warwick Blvd. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Newport News VA 23603, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Tidewater.

Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the original Thirteen Colonies,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mulberry Point (here, next to this marker); Skiffes Creek (approx. 0.4 miles away); Balthrope (approx. 0.4 miles away); Stanley Hundred (approx. 0.4 miles away); General Abraham Eustis (approx. 0.4 miles away); a different marker also named

Marker on Warwick Blvd image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bill Coughlin, August 11, 2008

2. Marker on Warwick Blvd

Two markers are found at this location. The Fort Eustis marker is the one to the left in the photo.

Fort Eustis (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lee’s Mill Earthworks (approx. half a mile away); 0-6-0T Side-Tank Switcher (approx. 0.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Related markers. Click here for a list of markers that are related to this marker. Links to Matthew Jones House historical markers.

Also see . . . Fort Eustis. Official website of Fort Eustis. (Submitted on August 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey.)

Matthew Jones House image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Kevin W., January 7, 2016

3. Matthew Jones House

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. This page has been viewed 1,750 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 16, 2008, by Bill Coughlin of Woodland Park, New Jersey. 3. submitted on January 23, 2016, by Kevin W. of Stafford, Virginia.

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