Built about 1784 By John Nivison at the corner of Crawford and Glasgow streets and moved to this site in 1869. It served as a barracks in the War of 1812. Lafayette was entertained here in 1824 and President Andrew Jackson in 1833. The Ball family . . . — — Map (db m286356) HM
Captain Tee was a veteran of two wars. In 1781, as a young waterman, he helped guide the French fleet up the York River where it blocked seven thousand British reinforcements from rescuing Lord Cornwallis at Yorktown, thus, the beginning of the . . . — — Map (db m297376) HM
Reverend Eskridge was one of several clergy and medical personnel who died in the service of the citizens of Portsmouth during the yellow fever epidemic. This dread disease, the cause not understood at the time, decimated he populations of . . . — — Map (db m297580) HM
Major Charles R. McAlpine was a soldier and eminent physician of Portsmouth. Born at Kempsville, Princess Anne County, Virginia in 1827 he was educated at William and Mary and received his M.D. at the University of Pennsylvania in 1847. He . . . — — Map (db m297421) HM
Erected by the
Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
In memory of
Col. Bernard Magnien
Of Luneville France
Who "quitted his native Country along with the gallant La Fayette
To aid our Country In the accomplishment . . . — — Map (db m293242) HM
On October 25, 1824, General Lafayette visited Portsmouth during his United States Farewell Tour of 1824/1825 as "Guest of the Nation." At the nearby intersection of High and Crawford streets, a festive city arch was constructed where General . . . — — Map (db m293230) HM
Birth Place of Commodore Richard Dale, U.S.N.
Bon Nov. 6, 1756
Served as Lieutenant under John Paul Jones on the Bon Homme Richard
First commandant of the Gosport Navy Yard, now Norfolk Navy Yard.
Died at Philadelphia, Feb. 24, 1826 . . . — — Map (db m293177) HM
The church behind yu was in the center of Portsmouth's Underground Railroad activity late in the 1850s. Built in 1857 and first called the African Methodist Society, both the building and several members of the congregation - mostly free Blacks - . . . — — Map (db m293244) HM
Last Master Builder
Ships of sail for US Navy
Guerriere 1814 Delaware 1820 Albany 1846
Designed steamer USS Powhatan
Commodore Perry's flagship to Japan 1854 — — Map (db m293218) HM
James Gaskins, Portsmouth's first silversmith from 1790 (circa) to 1827, lived and worked at the house at 316 North Street. Purchased in 1808, Mr. Gaskins resided here with his family and worked at his forge in a smith's shop separated from, but . . . — — Map (db m293217) HM
This harbor is home to the oldest naval shipyard in the United States. First known as Gosport, today's Norfolk Naval Shipyard was already a century old when Virginia seceded from the Union in April 1861. Since 1767 these waters have been home to the . . . — — Map (db m291926) HM
Key Road School, which had opened by 1921 and served African American children in grades 1-7, moved into a new building here ca. 1926-27. Financial contributions for the two-teacher school came from the Black community, Norfolk County, and the . . . — — Map (db m301893) HM
African Americans acquired property in this area shortly after the Civil War and established the community of Lincolnsville, likely named for Pres. Abraham Lincoln. The City of Portsmouth annexed it from Norfolk County in 1894. Churches, schools, . . . — — Map (db m293243) HM
Craney Island
To Commemorate the Organization of the Portsmouth Light Artillery August 14, 1809. And to perpetuate its war Rosters, under two flags. Roll in the U.S. Service at Craney Island June 22, 1813.
Capt. Arthur Emmerson, . . . — — Map (db m293179) WM
In memory of the brave citizens of Portsmouth who received our nation's highest honor for gallantry above and beyond the call of duty.
Army - Air Force
*Richard T. Shea, Jr., 1st LT 7th Infantry Division Jul 6-8, 1953 Korean . . . — — Map (db m293226) WM
In the 1870's and 1880's Confederate veterans and local memorial associations began to commemorate the War for Southern Independence. Most monuments, owing to the destitute conditions after the war, were small and unadorned and mostly located in the . . . — — Map (db m299242) HM
In 1849 a group of local businessmen, headed by Henry Victor Niemeyer, undertook a venture to supply prefabricated homes for the housing boom during the California Gold Rush. These four-story "kit homes" came cut, numbered and ready to assemble. . . . — — Map (db m293237) HM
After the Federals established the Congressional Medal of Honor in 1862, the Confederates, also seeking to stimulate morale and performance, authorized awards for those men cited in Official Reports. Because of the lack of metals and dies, the . . . — — Map (db m297424) HM
This memorial is dedicated to those Sailors and Marines from both sides of the Atlantic who have made the ultimate sacrifice in the defense of freedom.
Naval Medical Center Portsmouth VA — — Map (db m294324) WM
Built in 1841 by James Murdaugh, the Pass House was occupied by Union Troops from 1862 to 1865. Federal forces required Portsmouth residents to obtain a written pass to travel across the Elizabeth River and beyond. These passes were issued from the . . . — — Map (db m293232) HM
Doctor Williamson, a Maryland native, entered the United States Navy in 1813. He was appointed Assistant Surgeon in 1818 and served in various assignments, including sea duty as a ship's surgeon.
While assigned to the Gosport Naval Shipyard . . . — — Map (db m297377) HM
Completed in 1762 on Church Square, the grounds were originally laid out in 1752 by Portsmouth's founder, Colonel William Crawford. Col. Crawford was a member of the original Trinity Church vestry. The churchyard was also opened in 1762 and the . . . — — Map (db m293238) HM
In honor of those from West Haven, who served in defense of their country and humanity and in cherished memory of those who made the supreme sacrifice during the Second World War. — — Map (db m104375) WM
To the memory of General Lafayette in grateful recognition of his valiant services and in commemoration of the hundredth anniversary of his visit to our city. — — Map (db m104376) WM
Dedicated to the honor and glory of all veterans of all wars who have nobly served their country and who by offering their last full measure of devotion, have purchased freedom for our beloved nation. — — Map (db m107238) WM
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(rear) Books opened doors I hadn’t even realized were there. They took me up and . . . — — Map (db m112481) HM
The United States purchases 310 acres formerly Afton & Prospect farms as one of its first planned housing developments. Afton, Prospect & Alywin streets form the shape of an anchor. The community is named in memory of British WWI hero RADM Sir . . . — — Map (db m247133) HM
After WWI transition from government to private ownership occurs in 1922 following a year of self government. Cradock becomes a part of Norfolk County and continues to prosper and grow. — — Map (db m247339) HM
Cradock survives The Great Depression. Medal of Honor Winner David D. Barrow feeds Cradock residents with fish from his market located in Afton Square. Barrow’s generosity is characteristic of his close-knit neighborhood. — — Map (db m247340) HM
Cradock supports the country through WWII and the Korean conflict. It witnesses the final days of its Trolley service. Cradock grows in size and graduates its first class of students from the new Cradock High School. — — Map (db m247695) HM
Portsmouth annexes Cradock and agrees to maintain the neighborhood’s post office, fire station, library, and schools. Portsmouth designates a portion of Cradock as historic, to preserve its rich history. — — Map (db m247696) HM
Cradock High School closes in 1992. The following year Cradock celebrates its Diamond Jubilee. On the eve of the new millennium, Cradock’s community organizations mobilize to ensure its revitalization. — — Map (db m247697) HM
The Cradock community mourns with the families of the 2,996-people killed, and supports the 6,000 injured during the attacks of September 11, 2001. The Cradock community, along with the nation, endures financial crisis in 2008. The financial . . . — — Map (db m247700) HM WM
The Cradock community marks its centennial in 2018. This milestone was met with both celebration and hope. The previous years have been spent formulating strategies to revitalize the community and to put the community on a pathway to success for . . . — — Map (db m247701) HM
Cradock, begun in 1918 to accommodate the rapid influx of workers at the U.S. Navy Yard in Norfolk during World War I, was one of the nation's earliest federally funded planned communities. Its design, based on innovative planning techniques, . . . — — Map (db m247074) HM
In memory of
The War Dead of
Norfolk County, Virginia.
Dedicated July 4, 1929
by Cradock Post No.1119 Veterans of
Foreign Wars of the United States
This plate cast and presented
by the men of the Norfolk Navy . . . — — Map (db m247137) WM
Seven miles northeast in the Elizabeth River is Craney Island, a landmark of two wars. During the War of 1812, the British attacked its fortifications on 22 June 1813, but were repulsed by its defenders including the Portsmouth artillery. During the . . . — — Map (db m38265) HM
Founded November 1767 under the British flag by Andrew Sprowle, a Scottish-born merchant, the Norfolk Naval Shipyard is the U.S. Navy's oldest, continuously operating shipyard and actually predates the United States Navy Department by nearly 30 . . . — — Map (db m76823) HM
Leased in 1794 by the federal government, as part of its response to acts of piracy by the Barbary States, the shipyard produced in 1798-99 the 36-gun frigate Chesapeake, a sister ship of the USS Constitution known as "Old Ironsides." . . . — — Map (db m76825) HM
Built between December 1939 and June 1940, this 20-story crane can lift 350 tons. The Hammerhead is the largest crane of its type in the world. Its uses have included lifting a tugboat from the water, hoisting 16-inch gun turrets onto battleships . . . — — Map (db m76826) HM
Dry Dock 2, first built of wood, was completed in November 1887, but rebuilt with concrete in 1933. Dry Dock 3 was completed in November 1903. Dry Dock 4 was opened on April 1, 1919, with the King and Queen of Belgium in attendance. Dry Dock 5 . . . — — Map (db m76827) HM
With the advent of the Spanish-American War, an era of wood and canvas gave way to steel and steam in naval shipbuilding. The first U.S. Navy battleship to be commissioned, the USS Texas, and the first modern cruiser, the USS . . . — — Map (db m76828) HM
World War I ushered in a new period of growth for the shipyard. Three new dry docks and a major ship building way were added, in addition to new shop facilities. With the focus on ship repairs, along with construction of destroyers and 110-foot . . . — — Map (db m76829) HM
The yard’s employment peak of 43,000 workers was reached during World War II when the yard bustled with activity, building nearly 30 major vessels and repairing 6,850 U.S. and Allied ships. The shipyard also built 20 tank-landing ships and 50 . . . — — Map (db m76830) HM
The outbreak of hostilities in Korea in 1950 increased the workload once again. The shipyard completed work on more than 1,250 naval vessels and also built its last two warships, the wooden-hulled minesweepers Bold and Bulwark. . . . — — Map (db m76835) HM
In 1907 President Theodore Roosevelt launched the "Great White Fleet" from the shipyard as it began its journey around the world.
Norfolk Naval Shipyard built the first flight deck on a ship, the USS Birmingham (CS-2). . . . — — Map (db m76836) HM
Convinced of the need to more quickly and efficiently repair the nation's Navy ships, President John Quincy Adams and Congress agreed in 1827 to follow engineers' recommendations to build two dry docks, one here and one in Boston.
The . . . — — Map (db m76838) HM
Following the evacuation and burning of the yard by Federal forces, Dry Dock 1 was used by the Confederate States Navy to convert the partly burned steam frigate Merrimack into an ironclad, renamed CSS Virginia.
In March 1862, the . . . — — Map (db m76839) HM
After the War of 1812, the shipyard helped repel an invasion of Craney Island and the USS Chesapeake was captured off Nova Scotia. Gosport continued to expand and improve. The keel of the USS Delaware was laid in the summer of 1817. . . . — — Map (db m76840) HM
Three prominent structures stand out along a one-block stretch of Portsmouth's Lincoln Street – Quarters A, B and C. On an 1827 map of the shipyard they are designated as the “Proposed Commandant's House,” the “Proposed Master Commandant’s House" . . . — — Map (db m76841) HM
During USS Thomas Jefferson's 22 years of service, it was both a ballistic missile submarine and an attack vessel. Newport News Shipbuilding & Drydock Company built USS Thomas Jefferson, which was commissioned on January 4th, 1963. The . . . — — Map (db m76837) HM
This cemetery was developed on its present site. Several gravestones were moved from an earlier location outside the hospital reservation. It was named after Captain Conaway who served 40 years in the Navy, holding every rate and rank from seaman to . . . — — Map (db m37127) HM
This was begun in 1827 and opened in 1830. The hospital was taxed to its capacity in the Great Yellow Fever Epidemic in 1855 which decimated Portsmouth and Norfolk. This hospital has cared for the sick and wounded of the Navy in all wars of the . . . — — Map (db m216386) HM
The origin of the bell traces its history to ancient China over 4,000 years ago. Over time, bells found favor on board ships as sound transmitters and signaling devices. In the early nineteenth century, the use of bells spread to lighthouses, which . . . — — Map (db m293248) HM
You are standing in the 16 acre plot which comprised America's first Navy Yard deeded 1 November, 1767.
The vertical stone is from the modernization in 1965 of America's oldest dry dock, in continuous service since 1833.
The slabs of iron . . . — — Map (db m293386) HM
Drydock Number One has been designated a Registered National Historic Landmark under the provisions of the Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935. This site possesses exceptional value in commemorating or illustrating the history of the . . . — — Map (db m293387) HM
Gosport Shipyard, which later became a United States Naval Shipyard, was established in 1787 by Andrew Sprowle. In 1833 the first drydock in the United States was opened in this yard. — — Map (db m71720) HM
• On Nov. 1, 1767, Andrew Sprowle, a merchant and shipbuilder, purchased part of this site from Col. William Craford, founder of Portsmouth, and established the Gosport Shipyard, under the British Flag. In 1775 Sprowle was appointed British Navy . . . — — Map (db m293250) HM
Norfolk Naval Shipyard, the nation's first government-owned yard, was privately founded here as Gosport Shipyard on 1 Nov. 1767. Virginia seized it in 1776, and it served the state navy during the American Revolution. The U.S. Navy leased it in . . . — — Map (db m76787) HM
Trophy park sits on part of the original site of Gosport Navy Yard which was founded Nov. 1, 1767 under the British flag. The purpose of the park when it was designed some years later was to host official gatherings and concerts by ships' bands. . . . — — Map (db m293385) HM
Man and Machines
Construction of the shipyard's second dry dock, which began in 1899, required a massive excavation that was only partly assisted by machines. Where excavators could not reach, manpower was needed to move earth with shovels . . . — — Map (db m293251) HM
Early Shipyard Occupations
A great variety of vessels, from the wooden ships of the American colonial period to the most technologically advanced nuclear submarines of the present, have been serviced at the Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The . . . — — Map (db m293254) HM
By the early 1800s, African American enslaved laborers were utilized at the Gosport Navy Yard. Their masters were paid 72 to 83 cents per day for their services, while the other shipyard workers were typically paid close to two dollars per day. . . . — — Map (db m293255) HM
By the early 1800s, African American enslaved laborers were utilized at the Gosport Navy Yard. Their masters were paid 72 to 83 cents per day for their services, while the other shipyard workers were typically paid close to two dollars per day. . . . — — Map (db m293390) HM
"Without a Respectable Navy--Alas America!"
--John Paul Jones to Robert Morris
October 17, 1776
Early Beginnings of the U.S. Navy
Before the American Revolutionary War, ships in the Southern colonies were constructed using slave . . . — — Map (db m293256) HM
"Without a Respectable Navy--Alas America!"
--John Paul Jones to Robert Morris
October 17, 1776
Early Beginnings of the U.S. Navy
Before the American Revolutionary War, ships in the Southern colonies were constructed using slave . . . — — Map (db m293389) HM
Achaeology in Urban Settings
Archaeological resources are the physical, material remains of past human activity such as artifacts, ruins, buildings, or features. All of these create an archaeological record.
In an urban setting many . . . — — Map (db m293257) HM
This marks a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold who, under Major William Phillips, commanded British troops occupying Portsmouth. The line of fortifications extended in an arc along . . . — — Map (db m267726) HM
This marks the northern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold who, under Major General William Phillips, commanded British troops occupying Portsmouth. This line of fortifications . . . — — Map (db m21043) HM
A brick windmill near here was close to the southern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold, who under Major General William Phillips, commanded British troops occupying . . . — — Map (db m21112) HM
Born on November 24, 1926 to Mr. and Mrs. James W. Holley, Jr.
First elected to City Council June 11, 1968.
First elected to Vice Mayor July 18, 1978.
First elected to Mayor May 1, 1984.
Mayor of Portsmouth from July 1984 to December . . . — — Map (db m165994) HM
Sacred
to the memory of
Capt. James Hamilton
a native of Scotland
Born on the 5th of August 1760
Educated by pious parents & bound to the sea.
Became a citizen of the United States
at the close of the Revolutionary War.
Still . . . — — Map (db m302075) HM
Chevra T'helim, (translation: House of Psalms), housed an Orthodox Jewish Congregation, established in 1917. It served the religious needs of a congregation largely composed of merchants who emigrated from Eastern Europe th the port city of . . . — — Map (db m36890) HM
A British fleet under Commodore Sir George Collier sailed up the Elizabeth River and shelled Fort Nelson in May 1779, during the Revolutionary War. A landing force of 1,800 infantrymen led by Brig. Gen. Edward Mathew captured the fort on 10 May . . . — — Map (db m21146) HM
In memory of the brave citizens of Portsmouth whose heroic action, above and beyond the call of duty, earned for them the nation's highest honor—the Congressional Medal of Honor
Army-Air Force
Shea, Richard T. Jr, 1st Lieutenant, 7th . . . — — Map (db m293227) WM
Lord Cornwallis, commanding the British troops in the south, reached Portsmouth, July, 1781. He prepared to send a portion of his force to New York. Before the movement was made, orders came for him to take up a position at Old Point. Cornwallis . . . — — Map (db m21114) HM
Near this spot on August 20, 1781, General Cornwallis and his troops embarked for Yorktown. This fateful action enabled the combined forces of General George Washington and French Admiral De Grasse to bottle up the British and force the surrender of . . . — — Map (db m83882) HM
Established in 1789, the Portsmouth and Norfolk Baptist Church served as the first Baptist congregation in South Hampton Roads. The name was changed in 1791 to Portsmouth Baptist Church and again in 1855 to its current name, Court Street Baptist . . . — — Map (db m20467) HM
The Kehukee Association, composed of Baptist churches in southeastern Virginia and eastern North Carolina, established Court Street Baptist Church on 7 Sept. 1789. This is the oldest Baptist church in Portsmouth and Norfolk and became the mother . . . — — Map (db m203663) HM
Craney Island played a significant role in the War of 1812, flying the Flag of 1795, with fifteen stars and stripes. American defenders held off overwhelming British forces there on June 22, 1813. Two hundred British soldiers were . . . — — Map (db m21111) HM
The peaceful waters of Crawford Bay play host each year to a number of boating events including the Cock Island Race and the Crawford Bay Crew Classic. The homes visible across the inlet are in a neighborhood called Swimming Point. . . . — — Map (db m21072) HM
Erected 1835 by J.W. Collins, Portsmouth’s first five-story building and for many years a leading hotel. Presidents Van Buren, Tyler, and Fillmore were entertained here. — — Map (db m20461) HM
The Elizabeth River, explored by Captain John Smith in 1608, was named for Princess Elizabeth. Shipbuilding activity began in 1620 when John Wood, a shipbuilder, requested a land grant. Many historic ships were built at the naval shipyard . . . — — Map (db m21044) HM
This Romanesque Revival dwelling was constructed for Laura C. Armistead and her family in 1894 by her father Beverly A. Armistead, president of the Bank of Portsmouth. Identifying features of this architectural style are the round arches over thick, . . . — — Map (db m84742) HM
Emanuel A.M.E. Church is rooted in the African Methodist Society that was formed soon after the founding in 1772 of the Methodist Society in Portsmouth. The African Society met independently until Nat Turner's insurrection in 1831, worshiped with . . . — — Map (db m36867) HM
The congregation of Emanuel Church was formed out of the Methodist society by Robert Williams, who erected a meetinghouse on South Street in 1772. Thus, two societies were established, the Black people called their society the African Methodist . . . — — Map (db m165996) HM
This pavilion displays a first order Fresnel lens from the second Hog Island Light. The lens began service in 1896. Originally built in 1852, the first building was destroyed by erosion and rebuilt in 1896, only to be deactivated in 1948. . . . — — Map (db m21180) HM
On the site of Portsmouth’s Naval Hospital stood Fort Nelson. There, Virginia’s Revolutionary government late in 1776 constructed the fort of timber and rammed earth. Three years later, the British fleet commanded by Admiral Sir George Collier . . . — — Map (db m21145) HM
Dedicated on the 400th anniversary of the founding of the nation to the members of Monumental UMC buried here
Mary P. Bell, died 1820 •
Frances A. Bloxom, died 1836 •
William Bloxom, baby, died 1831 •
Mary Ann Granbery, died 1832 • . . . — — Map (db m302074) HM
George Teamoh, a member of the Virginia Constitutional Convention of 1867-68 and the Senate of Virginia from 1869 until 1871, was born enslaved in Norfolk and spent most of his early life in Portsmouth. A skilled laborer, he served as a ship's . . . — — Map (db m247086) HM
Glasgow Street Park, a historic site and cemetery of Monumental United Methodist Church, holds the grave of Adj. William Ball Jr. He was one of a total of about 30 Monumental members and others, so buried at this site prior to the 1840s. . . . — — Map (db m301896) HM
Before you is the Gosport Navy Yard (Norfolk Naval Shipyard). Gosport is the oldest Navy shipyard in the nation. Here is where the USS Merrimack was burned and then transformed by the Confederates into the powerful ironclad ram, the CSS . . . — — Map (db m291850) HM
Here stood the residence of William Crawford who in 1752 founded the town of Portsmouth on sixty-five acres of his extensive plantation lands. The house site extended south on Crawford Street 113 feet, and east on High Street to the Elizabeth River. . . . — — Map (db m20434) HM
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