Swimming Point in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)

Portsmouth Naval Hospital

"Naval Medical Center Portsmouth"

— Fort Nelson Park • Path of History • Portsmouth, VA —

Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

1. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Inscription. Naval Medical Center Portsmouth is known as the “First and Finest.” It was the nation’s first Naval Hospital and has served the military since 1830. The hospital complex is 112 acres and serves approximately 430,000 active duty service members, military retirees and dependents. Portsmouth is one of three navy teaching hospitals with a Graduate Medical Education program. It is professionally staffed with more than 4,000 doctors, nurses, dentists, corpsman, medical officers and civilians. The hospital supports military readiness through quality health care for beneficiaries. It educates and trains its own staff.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Science & Medicine. A significant historical year for this entry is 1830.

Location. 36° 50.526′ N, 76° 18.332′ W. Marker is in Portsmouth, Virginia. It is in Swimming Point. It can be reached from the intersection of Effingham Street and Williamson Drive, on the right when traveling north. The marker is located in Fort Nelson Park which is just outside the main gate of the hospital. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Portsmouth VA 23704, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is 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,

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 Portsmouth Naval Hospital (a few steps from this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital

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(within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (within shouting distance of this marker); a different marker also named Portsmouth Naval Hospital (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Portsmouth.

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2010

2. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Left side of marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2010

3. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Right side of marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

4. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2010

5. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Entrance to the hospital

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2010

6. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Entrance to the hospital is restricted

Photographed by Don Morfe, July 17, 2010

7. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 31, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 1,024 times since then and 34 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on May 31, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 2, 3. submitted on December 31, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 4. submitted on May 31, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. 5, 6. submitted on December 31, 2012, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. 7. submitted on January 1, 2013, by Don Morfe of Baltimore, Maryland. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.