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

Camp Hill

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

1. Camp Hill Marker

Inscription. Operated by the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation on land leased from the Old Dominion Land Co. In both World Wars I and II, Camp Hill was named for Confederate Lt. Gen. Ambrose P. Hill, C.S.A. During World War I, its over 200 buildings could house 10,000 troops. Located north of 64th Street between Jefferson Avenue and the James River, Camp Hill processed overseas-bound and returning troops, and in World War II included a prisoner of war camp.

Erected 1984 by Bethel Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: War, US Civil • War, World I • War, World II. In addition, it is included in the United Daughters of the Confederacy, and the Virginia, Corporation of Newport News series lists.

Location. Marker has been reported missing. It was located near 37° 0.626′ N, 76° 26.766′ W. Marker was in Newport News, Virginia. It was in South Newport News. It was at the intersection of Warwick Boulevard (U.S. 60) and Huntington Avenue, in the median on Warwick Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker

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was at or near this postal address: 6940 Huntington Avenue, Newport News VA 23607, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker was on Virginia’s Peninsula,

in Hampton Roads,

in Coastal Virginia,

and in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Area.

It was also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

in the Tidewater,

and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally, it was in the North Atlantic Region,

North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it found 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 location: Historic North End And Huntington Heights (within shouting distance of this marker); Camp Hill and Camp Alexander (approx. 0.2 miles away); Consolidation (approx. half a mile away); Heading Out (approx. 0.7 miles away); Ferguson Park (approx. 0.7 miles away); Lake Biggins (approx. 0.7 miles away); 21 cm Mörser (approx. ¾ mile away);

Historic North End - Huntington Heights image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, July 31, 2010

2. Historic North End - Huntington Heights

a different marker also named Ferguson Park (approx. ¾ mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Also see . . . North End Historic District. National Register of Historic Places (Submitted on August 3, 2010.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 11, 2026. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 2,486 times since then and 71 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 3, 2010, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.