South Newport News , Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Camp Hill and Camp Alexander
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, June 12, 2026
1. Camp Hill and Camp Alexander Marker
Erected 2001 by Virginia Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-68.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: African Americans • Animals • War, World I. A significant historical month for this entry is August 1917.
Location. 37° 0.475′ N, 76° 26.658′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in South Newport News. It is at the intersection of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60) and 68th Street, on the left when traveling north on Warwick Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post
this page online
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, 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: Historic North End And Huntington Heights (approx. 0.2 miles away); Consolidation (approx. 0.3 miles away); The Harwood House (approx. ¾ mile away); Heading Out (approx. 0.9 miles away); Ferguson Park (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lake Biggins (approx. 0.9 miles away); 21 cm Mörser (approx. 0.9 miles away); a different marker also named Ferguson Park (approx. 0.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, June 12, 2026
2. Camp Hill and Camp Alexander Marker
View south. The intersection of Warwick Blvd and 68th Street is visible in the background. Note the residential streets require parking permits and unauthorized parking during the week (when the shipyard shifts are most active) can result in towing.
Another marker is no longer nearby. Camp Hill (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been confirmed missing).
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, June 12, 2026
3. Camp Hill and Camp Alexander Marker
View northwest, towards the actual campsites (though neither location is visible from the marker, the nearest being half a mile away).
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 8, 2023
4. WWI Embarkation/Debarkation Camps in Newport News
The Virginia War Museum, just under a mile north of the marker, features a display on the camps established in World War I around Newport News - including photographs of Camp Hill (both panoramas on the left). The exhibit is inside of Virginia's Merci Boxcar.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 8, 2023
5. Camps Exhibit Cont'd.
Further detail of the Virginia War Museum's exhibit on the camps of Newport News in World War I.
Photographed by Evan Dwyer, October 8, 2023
6. Camp Hill and Camp Alexander
This map, also in the Virginia War Museum, shows the locations of the camps. Camp Hill was about half a mile northwest of the marker's modern position, in the area that is now the Huntington on the James residential complex, while Camp Alexander was over 1.3 miles northwest, between Hilton Village and Huntington Park. A City of Newport News marker about Camp Alexander was relocated to the latter's vicinity in recent years.
Credits. This page was last revised on August 10, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 10, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 17 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on August 10, 2026, by Evan Dwyer of Richmond, Virginia.
