On Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, on the left when traveling north.
On February 10, 1862 CSS Beaufort steamed past this spot, racing for Norfolk. She and CSS Appomattox were the survivors of fights with Union naval forces off Roanoke Island in Albemarle Sound in North Carolina. Beaufort , a . . . — — Map (db m260169) HM
Near Elizabeth River Way at Truxton Street, on the right when traveling south.
1926 Congress passed Pub. Bill No. 272 on May 22nd to finance the bridge.
1927 Construction began on August 15th.
1928 The bridge opened on August 24th, Gov. Harry F. Byrd cutting cutting the ribbon.
1939 The . . . — — Map (db m247271) HM
On Dismal Swamp Canal Trail near Ballahack Road, on the left when traveling north.
You are in Walllaceton, a community named for the Wallace family home, with the Dismal Swamp Canal and Great Dismal Swamp in front of you. Before the war, runaway slaves found refuge in the swamp. Confederate guerrillas later hid there, while the . . . — — Map (db m260163) HM
Near Elizabeth River Way at Truxton Street, on the right when traveling south.
June 3rd
1939
A Texaco Oil ship, the Rhode Island, miscalculated a turn and collided into the Jordan Bridge. One of the spans collapsed in the water causing $350,000 in damages. No deaths were reported, but two bridge workers in the . . . — — Map (db m247269) HM
On Battlefield Boulevard South (Virginia Route 168) north of Albermarle Drive, on the right when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
In this vicinity, in 1775, was the southern end of a causeway, with bridges, by which the swamp and stream were crossed. Here William Woodford's Virginia riflemen defended the passage. When Lord Dunmore's British regulars attempted to cross the . . . — — Map (db m281930) HM
On South Battlefield Boulevard north of Albemarle Drive, on the right when traveling north.
Early in Dec. 1775, colonial troops under Col. William Woodford, including the 2d VA Regiment and Culpeper Minutemen, erected breastworks near here to guard the southern end of a narrow causeway between Norfolk and North Carolina. Royal Governor . . . — — Map (db m289733) HM
On Shell Road at George Washington Highway (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling east on Shell Road.
Justin Holland was a 19th-century pioneer African American of the classical guitar, community leader, and abolitionist. Born in Norfolk County about 1819, he left for Massachusetts in 1833. There he took music lessons and learned to play the guitar. . . . — — Map (db m76794) HM
On Shell Road at Owens Terrace, on the right when traveling south on Shell Road.
James Edward Owens and Grace Catherine Melvin Owens, the college-educated children of formerly enslaved people, built this Queen Anne-style house ca. 1915. Their son Hugo Armstrong Owens, dentist and civil rights activist, was born here in 1916. . . . — — Map (db m211946) HM
Before you is the Deep Creek Lock of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. The canal was an important thoroughfare, connecting the North Carolina Sounds with Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay. The Dismal Swamp Canal is the oldest operating artificial . . . — — Map (db m4773) HM
On Luray Street 0.3 miles north of George Washington Highway North (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling north.
This is the Deep Creek Lock of the Dismal Swamp Canal, the northern end of the waterway linking the North Carolina sounds with Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay. Deep Creek village evolved on the canal to serve workers, boatmen, and the . . . — — Map (db m165286) HM
Near Albemarle Drive at Holt Drive, on the left when traveling west.
The British erected a fort at Great Bridge early in November 1775. The first decisive land battle of the American Revolution in the south was fought here December 9, 1775. Virginia forces under Col. William Woodford united with the militia of South . . . — — Map (db m241916) HM
On South Battlefield Boulevard (Virginia Route 168) 0.1 miles north of Albemarle Drive, on the right when traveling south.
(front)
This stone
marks the Battlefield of
Great Bridge
Dec 9 1775
(rear)
This monument
was moved to this location
December 9, 1964
on the 189th anniversary of
the Battle of Great Bridge.
The site of . . . — — Map (db m281932) HM WM
Near Albemarle Drive at Holt Drive, on the right when traveling east.
Lower and upper Norfolk Counties were formed from the Elizabeth City County in 1637. Princess Anne County was carved out of the eastern portion of Norfolk Country in 1691.
The establishment of the Gosport Shipyard in 1767; The first marine . . . — — Map (db m221843) HM
Near Albermarle Drive at Holt Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Honoring the Public Safety Heroes of New York City
Never Forget
September 11, 2001 was the greatest loss of public safety personnel lives in the United States in a single day during a senseless terrorist attack on the World Trade . . . — — Map (db m191762) WM
On Library Drive at Shea Drive, on the left when traveling north on Library Drive.
During the colonial period, the established church cared for the poor as in Great Britain. Beginning in the late 18th century, local governments began to appoint overseers of the poor instead to support indigents with donated funds or house them in . . . — — Map (db m37940) HM
On South Battlefield Boulevard (Virginia Route 168) at Cedar Road ( Route 165), on the right when traveling south on South Battlefield Boulevard.
Site of
Southern Branch Chapel
A Chapel of ease of the Anglican Church
for the
Elizabeth River Parish 1701 - 1761
St. Brides Parish 1761 - 1845
Encampment area for American Patriots
Battle of Great Bridge
December 1775 . . . — — Map (db m48944) HM
Front:
Dedicated in remembrance of
SSG Jonathan Kilian Dozier, USA
Hammer Company, 3rd Squadron,
2D Stryker Calvary Regiment
Sinsil, Iraq 09 January 2008
and to all who have given the
“Last Full Measure”
in . . . — — Map (db m191539) WM
On Bells Mills Road at Progress Drive, on the left when traveling west on Bells Mills Road.
This memorial is the first and only memorial of its kind in the Commonwealth of Virginia dedicated to honor Afro-Union patriot heroes. It is located in the northeast section of the Sgt. March Corprew Family Memorial Cemetery.
Sgt. March . . . — — Map (db m211252) HM
On Mt. Pleasant Road (County Route 165) near Woodford Drive, on the right when traveling south.
In 1906, Norfolk County built a four room brick school house, “The Great Bridge School”, to educate elementary and high school students. Graduating its first class in 1911, the name was changed to Great Bridge High and Grammar School . . . — — Map (db m113684) HM
Near City Park Drive at Greenbrier Road, on the left when traveling west.
Day of Remembrance
In the years following the 9/11 attacks, the City of Chesapeake has hosted Day of Remembrance ceremonies at Chesapeake City Park to remember those who perished on September 11th, to honor those who protect and defend our . . . — — Map (db m191844) HM WM
Near City Park Drive at Greenbrier Road, on the left when traveling west.
Transporting the Artifacts
Following the September 11 attacks, crews of public safety officials and volunteers spent nine months clearing 1.8 million tons of debris at Ground Zero. Artifacts from the World Trade Center complex were . . . — — Map (db m191874) HM WM
Near City Park Drive at Greenbrier Parkway, on the left when traveling west.
New York City
The original One World Trade Center, also known as the North Tower, was completed in 1972 and stood at an impressive height of 1,730 feet. The design featured a telecommunications antenna on the roof of the structure, making . . . — — Map (db m191857) HM WM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
In late October 1775, the Virginia Committee of Safety ordered Colonel William Woodford and his 2nd Virginia Regiment, along with five companies of Culpeper Minutemen, to march towards Norfolk and protect “…all friends to the American cause.” The . . . — — Map (db m211241) HM
Near Watson Road at North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling south.
(side 1)
This monument honors
Patriots who assembled
at this site in the Cause of
American Freedom in 1775
American Patriots
at the Battle
Second Virginia Regiment
Commanded by
Colonel William Woodford,
of . . . — — Map (db m211239) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
His courage “amid a shower of bullets” helped achieve victory at the Battle of Great Bridge.
Private William (Billy) Flora was a free black from the Portsmouth area and a member of the Norfolk County Militia who served as a . . . — — Map (db m54952) HM
Near Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
1600s: Woodlands, Marshes and the Great Bridge
The rich forests and fields south of the Elizabeth River and in northeastern North Carolina gave the early settlers in the late 1600s bountiful yields of shingles, naval stores, lumber, grain . . . — — Map (db m211244) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
Some areas of the marsh were high enough to allow crossing on a corduroy road made of logs. Lower areas of the marsh required a stronger infrastructure, like the one seen here. This exhibit illustrates how five or six timbers, each ranging from 15 . . . — — Map (db m54950) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
“There is great want of a bridge for horse and man over the swamp at the head of the Southern Branch of Elizabeth River…” Norfolk County Deed Book 5, part 2, Orders. page 4, 1686
In the mid-1600s, as the early settlers began to . . . — — Map (db m54948) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Locks Road, on the right when traveling south.
This 7,900-pound anchor was manufactured in 1861 by the Naval Yard Foundry in Washington, D.C., and most likely belonged to the USS Hartford, a Union warship immortalized at the Battle of Mobile Bay on August 5, 1864, when Admiral David Glasgow . . . — — Map (db m54957) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Locks Road, on the right when traveling south.
Marshall Parks, Sr.
1786-1840
The Dismal Swamp Canal, located about six miles west of here, officially opened in 1805. Dug completely by hand, its shallow depth limited navigation to flat boats and lighters manually poled or towed from . . . — — Map (db m54956) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
At daybreak on the morning of December 9, 1775, the British rolled two four-pounder cannon field pieces across the bridge under the cover of smoke from burning buildings and piles of shingles located on the south island. The fires were set by . . . — — Map (db m54947) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
By the summer of 1775, British control over the Colony of Virginia was in peril and Dunmore looked to Norfolk, the most heavily populated town in Virginia and the largest seaport between New York and Charleston. The occupation of Norfolk and Hampton . . . — — Map (db m54941) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
Fauquier County, Virginia
Officers of the Culpeper Minute Battalion
At the Battle of Great Bridge
Major Thomas Marshall (1730-1802)
Member, 1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th Virginia Conventions
Colonel, 3rd Virginia Regiment
Colonel, Virginia . . . — — Map (db m54953) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
“…to reduce this colony to a proper sense of their duty…to His Majesty’s crown and dignity…”
On November 15, 1775, the day after his success in routing the rebels at Kemp’s Landing, Lord Dunmore issued a proclamation declaring . . . — — Map (db m54942) HM
Near Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
The Canal Becomes a Federal Government Waterway
Competition from the railways and the re-structured Dismal Swamp Canal Company signaled the downfall of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Company in 1910. By 1913, Congress, recognizing the . . . — — Map (db m48964) HM
On North Battlefield Boulevard (Virginia Route 168) at Great Bridge Boulevard ( Route 190), on the right when traveling south on North Battlefield Boulevard.
A direct outgrowth of the New Mill Creek Society organized in 1772 by the Rev. Joseph Pilmoor, the first official Methodist missionary to America. Methodist meetings were held as early as 1770 in the Cutherell home, a regular preaching place for . . . — — Map (db m48923) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal did not exist at the time of the Battle of Great Bridge…
...but plans for a canal at Great Bridge were in place more than three years before the battle. In 1772, the need for trade and commerce with North . . . — — Map (db m54955) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal changed the landscape of this area.
Constructed between 1855 and 1859, the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal cut through the causeway and marsh lying between the south island and the village of Great Bridge. The . . . — — Map (db m54949) HM
On Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
In the early morning of December 9, 1775, two opposing forces faced each other across the Great
Bridge, the British on the north end and the patriots to the south. The battle lasted about thirty minutes...but its outcome will last as long as . . . — — Map (db m211253) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
I then saw the horrors of war in perfection, worse than can be imagined; 10 and 12 bullets thro’ many; limbs broke in 2 or 3 places…Good God, what a sight! Captain Richard Kidder Meade, Southampton District, 2nd Virginia Regiment . . . — — Map (db m54951) HM
Near Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
The Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal Gains Steam
By 1850, larger steam driven commercial carriers needed a faster, deeper and wider passage to market than the hand dug Dismal Swamp Canal, a few miles west of here. Digging the Dismal Swamp . . . — — Map (db m211245) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Watson Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Thomas Marshall family lived in the backwoods of the Virginia frontier.
Thomas Marshall of Fauquier County served as a vestryman, High Sheriff, and member of the House of Burgesses. He was a close boyhood friend of George Washington, . . . — — Map (db m54954) HM
Near North Battlefield Boulevard (Business Virginia Route 168) at Locks Road, on the right when traveling south.
Both the Confederacy and the Union recognized the strategic importance of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal…and both sides fought for control.
The Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal (A&C) provided the Confederacy the means to avoid the coastal . . . — — Map (db m211943) HM
On Locks Road 0.3 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west. Reported permanently removed.
The village of Great Bridge was located at a strategic crossing of the Albemarle and Chesapeake Canal. This canal, along with the Dismal Swamp Canal, was recognized as being a strategically important corridor by both the Union and Confederate . . . — — Map (db m48919) HM
On Locks Road 0.3 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
The Great Bridge village evolved to your left, where a bridge spanned the Elizabeth River. An early battle of the Revolution occurred around the bridge on December 9, 1775. The village grew with the completion of the Albemarle & Chesapeake Canal. . . . — — Map (db m211246) HM WM
On Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
The Battle of Great Bridge, in 1775, influenced everything you see today. Location, lives and legends are all here.
A. Great Bridge Lock Park
Enjoy a boat ramp, playground, picnic shelters and the many inviting vistas. Walk the . . . — — Map (db m48955) HM
Near Locks Road 0.6 miles west of North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
Why doe the Canal Need a Lock?
The Great Bridge Lock is unique, because it is a guard lock—it guards water quality. Fresh water flows into the lock on your left from Currituck Sound in North Carolina. Salty water flows into the lock . . . — — Map (db m48960) HM
Near Locks Road 0.6 miles North Battlefield Boulevard ( Route 168), on the left when traveling west.
A Safer, Faster Route was Needed
Prior to the Revolutionary War, the most direct routes to transport goods to Norfolk and points north from North Carolina were, either the very slow overland route through the village of Great Bridge, or the . . . — — Map (db m48962) HM
On Battlefield Blvd S at St. Brides Road West, on the right when traveling south on Battlefield Blvd S.
At this point stood St. Bride's Church. The parish church of St. Bride's Parish which was established in 1761. The church, sometimes known as Northwest Church, was built in 1762 and survived until 1853. — — Map (db m46530) HM
On Long Ridge Road at Cuffee Road, on the left when traveling north on Long Ridge Road.
Thirteen African American veterans of the Civil War are interred nearby at the Cuffeytown Historic Cemetery. They served in the 5th, 10th, and 36th United States Colored Troops infantry regiments organized in 1863 and 1864, after the Emancipation . . . — — Map (db m48917) HM
Near Douglas Road (Old U.S. 17) at George Washington Highway (Old U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Before you is the Dismal Swamp Canal, a much sought after prize of war during the Civil War. The Confederates made good use of the canal facilities during the initial stages of the conflict. A large volume of supplies passed through in both . . . — — Map (db m282378) HM
(main legend, lower right corner) The Dismal Swamp Canal Trail, a former section of Virginia State Route 17, is now a multi-purpose, linear, nature trail and park traversing some of the most uniquely historic and ecologically significant . . . — — Map (db m114520) HM
Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail 2.1 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
The walking path you are standing on right now has quite a history.
In 1804, it was a tow road on the eastern bank of the canal, where laborers, using long wooden poles, ropes or mules, pushed loaded barges full of shingles, lumber, corn . . . — — Map (db m114518) HM
On South George Washington Highway (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling north. Reported permanently removed.
“Glencoe,” the plantation home of Capt. William Wallace of the Jackson Grays, was located approximately one-half mile northeast of this site.
William C. Wallace was born at Wallaceton, Norfolk County, Virginia, on March 23, 1842, and . . . — — Map (db m282377) HM
Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail 0.4 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Across the canal lies the US Fish & Wildlife Service's Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge.
The Great Dismal Swamp was once a vast ecosystem that covered as much as one million acres of southeastern Virginia and northeastern . . . — — Map (db m114525) HM
On Dismal Swamp Canal Trail 0.8 miles south of George Washington Highway (U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Herring Ditch was one of many ditches that connected with the Dismal Swamp Canal. Ditches were used to transport goods to the canal, allow access to swamp timber, and provide drainage. Walter Herron, a Dismal Swamp Canal Company stockholder, began . . . — — Map (db m114521) HM
On Old U.S. 17, on the right when traveling south.
Approved by the Virginia General Assembly in 1818, the North West Canal was constructed by the Dismal Swamp Canal Company between 1828 and 1830. The canal was intended for carrying timber and farm products between the Dismal Swamp Canal and the . . . — — Map (db m114524) HM
On St. Brides Road 0.3 miles south of Benefit Road, on the left when traveling south.
This is the former site of the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church. The monument to the "Jackson Greys" honors the regiment that was formed on the grounds of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church by Capt. (later Lieutenant Colonel) William H. Stewart who lived . . . — — Map (db m211238) HM
Near Relay Road at Ballahack Road, on the left when traveling south.
Nearby were the homes of three Afro-Virginians who served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) during the Civil War. Sgt. March Corprew, Co. I, 2nd USCT Cavalry, and his brother Pvt. Daniel Corprew, Co. D, 1st USCT Cavalry, lived on a . . . — — Map (db m282379) HM
Near Dismal Swamp Canal Trail 4.1 miles south of George Washington Highway South (Business U.S. 17), on the right when traveling south.
Haphazardly scattered on the ground and under the water along the east bank of the canal, huge monoliths of chiseled stone may be waiting to be discovered. Each one found so far weighs more than 1,000 lbs. and averages 4-6 feet long. Made of . . . — — Map (db m224495) HM
Near Glencoe Street 0.2 miles west of George Washington Highway South (U.S. 17), on the left when traveling west.
"All persons sending or carrying Boats, Goods, etc. through the Canal must not forget taking money with them to pay the toll." Norfolk Herald, January 22, 1819 The Superintendent's House, is the last standing vestige of . . . — — Map (db m224496) HM
Carl Moore Jordan
1880 - 1957
Born in Sussex County, Virginia, Jordan moved to Norfolk in 1900e in search of work. After several years working for Richmond Cedar Works, he and his brother Wallace developed their own lumber company . . . — — Map (db m247131) HM
Near Elizabeth River Way at Truxton Street, on the right when traveling south.
1926 - 1927
With business booming for the Jordan Bros. Lumber Co., the company needed quick and easy access from their lumber in the Great Dismal Swamp to a sawmill in South Norfolk. In the
early 20th century, ferries were the most common . . . — — Map (db m247264) HM
On Truxton Street 0.1 miles south of Jefferson Street, on the left when traveling south.
Welcome! Replacing the original steel structure built in 1928, this soaring concrete bridge opened in late 2012 to reconnect the community across the Elizabeth River's Southern Branch. Its structural curves were incorporated in the bridge design to . . . — — Map (db m247088) HM
Near Byrd Avenue at Chamberlain Street, on the left when traveling east.
The South Norfolk
Historic District
has been registered as a
Virginia
Historic
Landmark
pursuant to the authority vested in the
Virginia Board of Historic Resources — — Map (db m191489) HM
On Bainbridge Boulevard at Holly Avenue, on the right when traveling north on Bainbridge Boulevard.
This memorial is dedicated
to honor those veterans
who resided in South Norfolk
Norfolk County and the City
of Chesapeake, Virginia who
gave their lives in the
service of their country in
time of war.
Erected by . . . — — Map (db m191488) HM
On Airline Boulevard (U.S. 58) 0.1 miles east of Ahoy Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Just north is the birthplace of Commodore Richard Dale (6 Nov 1756 - 26 Feb 1826). He served on the United States brigantine Lexington. The British captured and wounded him several times during the Revolutionary War. Captain John Paul Jones . . . — — Map (db m40678) HM
On Indiana Avenue south of South Military Highway (U.S. 460), on the left when traveling west.
Historic Landmark
Site of the
Nansemond Indian Public School #9
1890’s-1928
Norfolk County School District #1
Dedicated July 28, 1985 — — Map (db m120128) HM
On Homestead Road 0.2 miles south of South Military Highway (U.S. 460), on the right when traveling south.
In 1908, the first long-term Polish settlement in Virginia was established in Norfolk County, now Chesapeake. The Piast colony, named for Poland’s first royal dynasty, was called Sunray after the Virginia Railway Company depot that opened here in . . . — — Map (db m76793) HM
On Powhatan Parkway at Chesapeake Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Powhatan Parkway.
During the War of 1812, British forces invaded the Chesapeake Bay and captured the town of Hampton. On June 22, 1813, American forces rebuffed Vice Admiral Sir John B. Warren's attack at Craney Island (located to your rear, across Hampton Roads to . . . — — Map (db m252823) WM
On West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
A-7E Corsair II
BuNo. 157606 • Navy • Attack
The A-7E Corsair II was first flown on November 25, 1969. It was powered by a naval version of the 15,000 lbs. thrust Allison/Rolls-Royce TF41-A-2 turbofan engine, . . . — — Map (db m248116) WM
On Beach Road at Lighthouse Drive, on the right when traveling east on Beach Road.
One mile north, the Back River Lighthouse and keeper's dwelling stood for 127 years. The lighthouse was built for $4,250 in 1829, automated in 1915, and decommissioned in 1936. A guide for watermen and a meeting place for the community, the . . . — — Map (db m252908) HM
On LaSalle Avenue at Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Avenue.
George Wythe (ca. 1726-1806), Revolutionary leader and signer of the Declaration of Independence, was very likely born at his family's Chesterville Plantation, about seven miles north. He later inherited the property. Wythe served in the House of . . . — — Map (db m247431) HM
On Marina Road north of Capps Quarters, on the right when traveling north.
A grisly sight met mariners navigating the Hampton River in the late 1710s. The severed head of the notorious pirate called Blackbeard hung from a pole to warn potential pirates of their likely fate. In May 1717, Blackbeard and other buccaneers . . . — — Map (db m283413) HM
80 ► Virginia, Hampton — Cemetery — Final resting place for many who passed through Hampton's doorways — Explore Hampton 2010 - From the Sea to the Stars —
On Orchard Road north of Shore Road, on the right when traveling north.
This historic cemetery is the final resting place for many who passed through Hampton's doorways. Lying among them, his grave marked by volcanic rock from his birthplace in Hawaii, is Gen. Samuel Chapman Armstrong, the founder and first principal of . . . — — Map (db m283410) HM
On LaSalle Avenue at Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Avenue.
In a marshy field miles north of here near space-age testing facilities lies the homesite of one of America's most respected founders. Chesterville was the birthplace and plantation of George Wythe, lawyer, teacher, and guiding light to men like . . . — — Map (db m251418) HM
On Marshall Avenue 0.1 miles west of Emancipation Drive, on the right when traveling west.
Hampton University, whose campus includes the spot where President Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation was first read to slaves on the Peninsula, played a major role in making those promises a reality nearly a century later. The civil rights . . . — — Map (db m252890) HM
On Victoria Boulevard (Virginia Route 143) 0.2 miles west of Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
People need to get to work. The advent in 1889 of Collis P. Huntington's huge shipyard on the James River in Newport News meant good jobs for many Hamptonians, but transportation was difficult. Lumber, hotel, and seafood entrepreneur James S. . . . — — Map (db m252694) HM
On Emancipation Drive 0.1 miles south of Tyler Street, on the left when traveling south.
In January 1863, here under an oak tree, newly freed African American students listened as the Emancipation Proclamation was read aloud. Union Gen. Benjamin Butler's "contraband of war" decision at Fort Monroe in 1861 anticipated that day, enabling . . . — — Map (db m283408) HM
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
F-100D Super Sabre
No. 54-2145 • USAF • Fighter
The F-100 Super Sabre was the first USAF fighter jet with true supersonic performance. Designed as a successor to the F-86 Sabre, the first prototype flew on . . . — — Map (db m247815) HM
On West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
F-86L Sabre
No. 51-3064 • USAF • Fighter
The F-86L Sabre is an all-weather variant of the original F-86A, which gained fame in the skies over Korea in the early 1950s. The radar-equipped F-86L is substantially . . . — — Map (db m248079) WM
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
F-89D/J Scorpion
No. 52-2129 • USAF • Interceptor
Scorpion 52-2129 was delivered to the USA by Northrop Aircraft on January 5, 1955. Its last assignment was to the 4500th Air Base Wing at Langley AFB in Hampton, . . . — — Map (db m248588) HM
On Ruckman Road east of Ingalls Road, on the left when traveling east.
Fort Monroe
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 and illustrating
the history . . . — — Map (db m302978) HM
On Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60) at South King Street, on the right when traveling east on Settlers Landing Road.
New development dominates this area, but during the Civil War a house stood at this site that was one of many in the town destroyed by fire. The burning occurred when Confederate commander John Bankhead Magruder heard the rumor that Union Gen. . . . — — Map (db m283414) HM
On Marina Road at Capps Quarters, on the right when traveling north on Marina Road.
In 1757, sea captain John Herbert built this house overlooking the Hampton River. Herbert's four sons served in Virginia's navy during the Revolution. A survivor of the two fires that ravaged Hampton, it is now the oldest brick dwelling in America's . . . — — Map (db m252836) HM
Near Dale Lemonds Drive at Commander Shepard Boulevard ( Route 172).
From its modest opening in 1950 as a dirt track with few amenities to today's paved showplace, Langley Speedway has offered an exciting pastime for stock car racing fans throughout the region.
In the late 1940s the property on North Armistead . . . — — Map (db m251140) HM
On North King Street at Randolph Street, on the left when traveling south on North King Street.
If you believed in something strongly enough, would you break the law to do it?
A few steps from here rest the remains of Mary Smith Kelsey Peake, who dedicated her life to teaching enslaved and free African Americans to read—even though it was . . . — — Map (db m283388) HM
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
MIM-3 Nike-Ajax
Upper Stage • Army • Surface -to-Air Missile (SAM)
Beginning in the early 1950s Cold War era, concerns about Soviet nuclear-armed bombers created the need for basing surface-to-air missiles near U.S. . . . — — Map (db m248581) HM
Near Robinson Road at Braddock Road, on the left when traveling south.
The Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace gazebo to your front, and the memorial 150 yards to your left, were erected by the residents of Olde Wythe to memorialize the life, and perpetuate the memory of Hampton Police Officer Kenneth Earl Wallace. . . . — — Map (db m252723) HM
Near Shell Road at Maple Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
Pleasant Shade is the oldest, largest public African American cemetery on the lower Virginia Peninsula. Comprising about 20 acres, it is an amalgamation of three historic burial grounds.
The earliest portion, Mount Zion, was begun in 1888 on . . . — — Map (db m251228) HM
96 ► Virginia, Hampton — Rochambeau — The French in Hampton, 1781-82 — Explore Hampton 2010 - From the Sea to the Stars —
On Kings Way south of Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling south.
After the British surrender at Yorktown in October 1781, a large contingent of French troops under the command of the Comte de Rochambeau took up winter quarters in Hampton. They were called Lauzun's Legion, a force of volunteer soldiers of many . . . — — Map (db m283391) HM
Near Bernard Road north of Ruckman Road, on the right when traveling south.
The room in which you are standing, the present main gate walkway was originally part of the guardhouse for Fort Monroe. The door in front of you leads to the individual cells as opposed to the large room in which you are standing which was a prison . . . — — Map (db m302976) HM
Near Cemetery Road south of Marshall Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
Launched in January 1862, the USS Monitor successfully fought in the Battle of Hampton roads on March 9 and sank on December 31 the same year. One-hundred and twelve sailors and crew served on this remarkable iron-clad vessel, which ushered . . . — — Map (db m283418) HM WM
On Big Bethel Road at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Big Bethel Road.
Bethel Church moved to this location from Hampton in 1842. The original church built here—the third Bethel Church—was destroyed during the Civil War. The individuals interred here were members of the Big Bethel Baptist Church congregation who died . . . — — Map (db m66889) HM
On Big Bethel Road south of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
To commemorate the Battle of Bethel, June 10, 1861. The first conflict between the Confederate and Federal land forces and in memory of Henry A. Wyatt, Private Co. A, 1st Regiment North Carolina Volunteers. The first Confederate soldier to fall in . . . — — Map (db m66888) WM
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