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

Endview

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2012

1. Endview Marker

Inscription. This traditional farmhouse was probably built for William Harwood around 1769. His great grandson, Dr. Humphrey Harwood Curtis, acquired the plantation in 1858. In May 1861, Dr. Curtis organized the Warwick Beauregards (Company H, 32d Virginia Volunteer Infantry Regiment) and commanded them until May 1862. Confederate Generals Lafayette McLaws and Robert Tombs used Endview as their headquarters during the early stages of the 1862 Peninsula Campaign. Union regiments camped here as part of the Federal occupation of nearby Yorktown. Dr. Curtis regained possession of Endview (also called Curtis Farm) after the Civil War and his descendants continued to live here until 1985.

Erected 2005 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W-230.)

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: War, US Civil. In addition, it is included in the Virginia Department of Historic Resources (DHR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1861.

Location. 37° 12.766′ N, 76° 34.262′ W. Marker is in Newport News, Virginia. It is in North Newport News. It is on Yorktown Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 414 Yorktown Road, 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: A different marker also named Endview (here, next

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to this marker); Lebanon Church (here, next to this marker); a different marker also named Lebanon Church (a few steps from this marker); Aviation Field Yorktown (a few steps from this marker); Endview Plantation (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); a different marker also named Endview (about 700 feet away); The Dairy House (approx. 0.2 miles away); Virginia Indians (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Newport News.

Other markers no longer nearby. The Endview Landscape (was about 700 feet away but has been permanently removed); The Dairy Building (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been replaced with another marker now near it); The Endview Spring (was approx. 0.2 miles away but has been permanently removed).

Photographed by Bradley Owen, October 17, 2021

2. Endview Marker

Endview farmhouse can be seen in the right distance.

Photographed by Don Morfe, June 26, 2012

3. Endview Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 24, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 936 times since then and 26 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on September 24, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 2. submitted on October 18, 2021, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. 3. submitted on September 24, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Craig Swain was the editor who published this page.