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

Portsmouth Naval Hospital

“Hospital Point”

— Fort Nelson Park —

Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

1. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Inscription. The Naval Hospital faces a peninsula surrounded by the Elizabeth River. In 1636, Captain Thomas Willoughby received a land grant from the King of England that included this peninsula. The land was used as a plantation and changed owners several times. It has been known by various names: Mosquito Point, after the pesky critters that inhabited the adjoining swamp; Tucker's Mill Point, after the family who operated a windmill on the site; Musket Point and Fort Point, after the revolutionary fort of 1776 to 1824; and now Hospital Point, the site of the ﬁrst U.S. Naval Hospital.

Erected by Path of History, Portsmouth, Va.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Science & Medicine • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Windmills series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1636.

Location. 36° 50.471′ N, 76° 18.296′ 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);

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Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

2. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

3. Portsmouth Naval Hospital Marker

Fort Nelson Park image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

4. Fort Nelson Park

Photographed by Bernard Fisher, May 30, 2015

5. Fort Nelson Park

Credits. This page was last revised on February 1, 2023. It was originally submitted on June 1, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 925 times since then and 133 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on June 1, 2015, by Bernard Fisher of Richmond, Virginia.