North Virginia Beach , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

What Are These Things?

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

1. What Are These Things? Marker

Inscription.
You are standing on the City's 16th Street Stormwater Pump Station. The Pump Station was built in 2001 as part of a hurricane protection project for Virginia Beach.

Stormwater flows into the Station through two 8-foot diameter pipes that run under the Boardwalk. The stormwater is then pumped 2,000 feet offshore via three 4-foot diameter pipes. These stacks are located over an underground electrical room and allow for ventilation of the Station and a generator. The station can pump 135,000 gallons of water per minute…that's approximately 102,000 bath tubs full of water per hour!

Erected by City of Virginia Beach.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Charity & Public Work • Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 2001.

Location. 36° 50.671′ N, 75° 58.405′ W. Marker is in Virginia Beach, Virginia. It is in North Virginia Beach. It is on 16th Street just west of Virginia Beach Boardwalk. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 103 16th St, Virginia Beach VA 23451, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is

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in Virginia’s Hampton Roads,

specifically in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. 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: Beaches on the Move (within shouting distance of this marker); Dairy Queen in Virginia Beach (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); John Wareing (about 400 feet away); Barreled (about 600 feet away); Devon Miller (about 800 feet away); Grace Sherwood (approx. 0.2 miles away); George Washington (approx. 0.2 miles away); Douglas MacArthur (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Virginia Beach.

The 16th Street Stormwater Pump Station image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), January 30, 2021

2. The 16th Street Stormwater Pump Station

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 432 times since then and 28 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on January 31, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.