Swimming Point in Portsmouth, Virginia — The American South (Mid-Atlantic)
Portsmouth Naval Hospital
Spanish-American War 1898
Fort Nelson Park
Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015
1. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker
Inscription.
Portsmouth Naval Hospital. Spanish-American War 1898. After the Spanish defeat at the battle of Santiago, Cuba, in July 1898, the sick and injured needed treatment. The newly converted hospital ship USS Solace transported 55 sick U.S. Navy and 48 wounded Spanish sailors to the hospital. The Spanish prisoners suffered mostly from burns and were placed in the North Wing. The hospital staff treated these patients, not as enemies, but as fellow seamen in distress. After the war, Admiral Pascual Cevera and Captain Victor M. Concas of the Spanish Navy praised the compassion and humanitarian acts of kindness extended to them and their countrymen by Portsmouth Naval Hospital.
After the Spanish defeat at the battle of Santiago, Cuba, in July 1898, the sick and injured needed treatment. The newly converted hospital ship USS Solace transported 55 sick U.S. Navy and 48 wounded Spanish sailors to the hospital. The Spanish prisoners suffered mostly from burns and were placed in the North Wing. The hospital staff treated these patients, not as enemies, but as fellow seamen in distress. After the war, Admiral Pascual Cevera and Captain Victor M. Concas of the Spanish Navy praised the compassion and humanitarian acts of kindness extended to them and their countrymen by Portsmouth Naval Hospital.
Location. 36° 50.478′ 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 Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north. 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
Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 31, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 566 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3. submitted on May 31, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.
