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

Fort Eustis

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 26, 2021

1. Fort Eustis Marker

Inscription. Camp Abraham Eustis was established March 1918 as a U.S. Coast Artillery training center and was redesignated Fort Eustis in 1928. During the Depression it was a Civilian Camp. In World War II it served again for Coast Artillery, Anti-Aircraft and later a P.O.W. Camp. In 1946 Fort Eustis became the training center for the Army Transportation Corps. Since 1962 it has served as the "Home of the Transportation Corps."

Erected 1968 by Ft. Eustis Hist. & Arch. Assn.; Corporation of Newport News, Virginia.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Education • Forts and Castles • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series list. A significant historical month for this entry is March 1918.

Location. 37° 10.217′ N, 76° 34.409′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in Lee Hall. It is on Dozier Road half a mile south of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2 Washington Blvd, Fort Eustis VA 23604, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally,

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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: General Abraham Eustis (here, next to this marker); 0-6-0T Side-Tank Switcher (approx. ¼ mile away); Model 666, Truck, Prime Mover, 6 Ton, 6×6 (approx. ¼ mile away); Railway Snowplow - Spreader - Ditcher Car (approx. ¼ mile away); Railroad Maintenance Cars (approx. ¼ mile away); M872A1, Trailer, Flatbed, 34 Ton (approx. ¼ mile away); Railway Training Caboose (approx. ¼ mile away); M1000, Semitrailer, 70 Ton (HET) (approx. ¼ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Additional commentary.
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Marker location
This marker is adjacent to the Fort Eustis Visitor Center. Permission was requested prior to photographing.

— Submitted February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 662 times since then and 29 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on February 27, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.