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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Portsmouth, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Portsmouth, Virginia and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Portsmouth Ind. City, VA (95) Chesapeake Ind. City, VA (48) Hampton Ind. City, VA (144) Newport News Ind. City, VA (139) Norfolk Ind. City, VA (107) Suffolk Ind. City, VA (56)  Portsmouth(95) Portsmouth (95)  Chesapeake(48) Chesapeake (48)  Hampton(144) Hampton (144)  NewportNews(139) Newport News (139)  Norfolk(107) Norfolk (107)  Suffolk(56) Suffolk (56)  Portsmouth Portsmouth
Adjacent to Portsmouth, Virginia
    Chesapeake (48)
    Hampton (144)
    Newport News (139)
    Norfolk (107)
    Suffolk (56)
 
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1Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-p — Arnold's British Defenses, 1781
On Crawford Parkway 0.1 miles east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
2Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-q — Arnold's British Defenses, 1781
On Crawford Parkway west of Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
3Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-o — Arnold's British Defenses, 1781
On Washington Street at King Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
4Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Chevra T'helim Synagogue
On Effingham Street (Virginia Route 141), on the right when traveling north.
5Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Col. William Craford
On Crawford Parkway at High Street, on the left when traveling north on Crawford Parkway.
6Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-g — Collier's Raid
On Washington Street at Crawford Parkway, on the left when traveling north on Washington Street.
7Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Confederate Monument — Portsmouth, Virginia
On Court Street at High Street, in the median on Court Street.
8Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q-8F — Cornwallis at Portsmouth
On Crawford Parkway west of Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
9Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Cornwallis' Embarkation
On Water Street at High Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
10Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Court Street Baptist Church — Path of History, Portsmouth, VA
On Court Street south of London Street, on the right when traveling north.
11Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Craney Island
On Crawford Parkway west of Court Street, on the right.
12Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Crawford Bay
On Crawford Parkway east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
13Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q-8-M — Crawford House
On Crawford Street south of Queen Street, on the left when traveling north.
14Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q-8-K — Elizabeth River
On Crawford Parkway 0.1 miles east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
15Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Elks Lodge
Near Court Street at North Street.
16Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-t — Emanuel A.M.E. Church
On Green Street at North Street, on the right when traveling north on Green Street.
17Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — First Order Fresnel Lens from the Hog Island Light
Near High Street at Water Street.
18Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — K-265 — Fort Nelson
On Crawford Parkway west of Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
19Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Gosport Navy Yard — Birthplace of the CSS Virginia — 1862 Peninsula Campaign —
On Columbia Street east of Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
20Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q–8-r — Home Site of William Crawford (d. 1762) Founder of Portsmouth
On High Street east of Crawford Street, in the median.
21Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — In Commemoration of the Last Public Appearance of William F. “Buffalo Bill” Cody — At Portsmouth, Virginia on November 11, 1916
On Water Street south of High Street, on the left when traveling south.
22Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q8-s — John Luke Porter — (19 Sept. 1813 – 14 Dec. 1893)
On High Street west of Water Street, in the median.
23Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Lightship Portsmouth — 101-WAL524
On Water Street at London Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
24Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Lightship Portsmouth — 101-WAL524
On Water Street at London Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
25Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Lincolnsville
On North Street, on the right when traveling east.
26Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-w — Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones — (1869-1933)
On North Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling east on North Street.
27Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q8B — Monumental Methodist Church
On Dinwiddie Street south of Queen Street, on the left when traveling north.
28Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Naval Shipyard Museum — Formally Norfolk County Ferries Maintenance Building
On Water Street north of High Street, on the right when traveling north.
29Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q-8-N — Norfolk County Court House
On Court Street at High Street, on the left when traveling north on Court Street.
30Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Olde Towne Portsmouth — Southern Architectural Splendor
On Crawford Parkway west of Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
31Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — Administering to Both the Union and Confederacy
On Crawford Parkway 0.1 miles east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west. Reported missing.
32Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Portsmouth Public Library
On Court Street south of King Street, on the left when traveling south.
33Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Reverend Francis Devlin
On High Street, on the right when traveling west.
34Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Revolutionary War at Portsmouth
On Water Street at High Street, on the right when traveling north on Water Street.
35Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8-u — Ruth Brown — (1928-2006)
On North Street at Green Street, on the right when traveling east on North Street.
36Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Saint Paul's School — (1891-1991)
On Washington Street at London Street, on the right when traveling north on Washington Street.
37Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Near Water Street at High Street, on the right when traveling north.
38Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Spanish-American War 1898-1902
On Crawford Parkway at North Street, in the median on Crawford Parkway.
39Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q-8-v — St. Paul’s Roman Catholic Church
On Washington Street north of High Street, on the right when traveling north.
40Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — The 1846 Courthouse — Path of History — Portsmouth, VA —
On Court Street north of High Street, on the right when traveling south.
41Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — The Coast Guard
On Water Street at London Street, on the left when traveling south on Water Street.
42Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — The Commodore Theatre
On High Street west of Court Street, on the left when traveling west.
43Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — The Elizabeth River
Near High Street at Water Street, on the right when traveling east.
44Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — The Yellow Fever of 1855
On North Street at Dinwiddie Street, on the right when traveling east on North Street.
45Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Towne Square — Path of History, Portsmouth, VA
On High Street east of Court Street, on the right when traveling west.
46Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q8A — Trinity Church
On Court Street north of King Street, on the right when traveling south.
47Virginia (Portsmouth), Olde Towne — Q 8C — Watts House
On 517 North Street at Dinwiddie Street, on the left when traveling east on 517 North Street.
48Virginia (Portsmouth), Park View — Q-8-y — Cedar Grove Cemetery
On Fort Lane at Blair Street, on the right when traveling north on Fort Lane.
49Virginia (Portsmouth), Park View — Cedar Grove Cemetery
On Fort Lane at Blair Street, on the right when traveling north on Fort Lane.
50Virginia (Portsmouth), Park View — John Luke Porter — 1813-1893
Near Fort Lane, on the right when traveling north.
51Virginia (Portsmouth), Park View — The Confederate Section
Near Fort Lane, on the right when traveling north.
52Virginia (Portsmouth), Port Norfolk — Q 8E — Benedict Arnold at Portsmouth
On Bayview Boulevard at Maryland Avenue, on the right when traveling west on Bayview Boulevard.
53Virginia, Portsmouth — A Living Memorial — 1941–1945
Near Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street.
54Virginia, Portsmouth — Captain Ted Conaway Memorial Naval Cemetery 1838-1986
Near May Street near Gendreau Road.
55Virginia, Portsmouth — K-266 — Craney Island
On High Street West (U.S. 17) at Duke Drive, on the right when traveling east on High Street West.
56Virginia, Portsmouth — General Lafayette Memorial
On Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street.
57Virginia, Portsmouth — Gosport Shipyard
On Portsmouth Boulevard at Port Centre Parkway, on the right when traveling east on Portsmouth Boulevard.
58Virginia, Portsmouth — Q-81 — Israel Charles Norcom High School
On London Boulevard (Virginia Route 141) at Ruth Brown Way, on the right when traveling east on London Boulevard.
59Virginia, Portsmouth — Lest We Forget
Near Cpl J M Williams Avenue north of Clifford Street, on the right when traveling north.
60Virginia, Portsmouth — Q 8-z — Mount Calvary Cemetery Complex
On Pulaski Street west of Deep Creek Road, on the right when traveling west.
61Virginia, Portsmouth — Q 8-r — Norfolk Naval Shipyard
On Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the right when traveling east.
62Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “The Beginning” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
63Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “1774-1800” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
64Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Hammerhead Crane” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
65Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Dry Docks Construction” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
66Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “1889-1904” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
67Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “World War I” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
68Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “World War II” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
69Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Korea - 1965” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
70Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “1907-1922” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
71Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Dry Dock 1” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
72Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “1833-1862” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
73Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “1812-1833” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
74Virginia, Portsmouth — Norfolk Naval Shipyard — “Quarters A” — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
75Virginia, Portsmouth — Q 8h — Portsmouth Naval Hospital
On Rixey Place just north of John Paul Jones Court, on the right when traveling north.
76Virginia, Portsmouth — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “World War II and Korea 1937-1953” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
77Virginia, Portsmouth — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Hospital Renovation 1907-1910” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
78Virginia, Portsmouth — Sail portion of the USS Thomas Jefferson — (SSBN 618) later SSN 618 — Path of History Portsmouth, VA —
Near Lincoln Street east of 3rd Street, on the left when traveling east.
79Virginia, Portsmouth — K-268 — The Battle of Craney Island
On Twin Pines Road at Woodside Lane, on the right on Twin Pines Road.
80Virginia, Portsmouth — V. C. Andrews Monument
Near Clifford Street near City Park Avenue.
81Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — "Naval Medical Center Portsmouth" — Fort Nelson Park • Path of History • Portsmouth, VA —
Near Effingham Street at Williamson Drive, on the right when traveling north.
82Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — "Charette Health Care Center 1999" — Fort Nelson Park • Path of History • Portsmouth, VA —
Near Effingham Street at Williamson Drive, on the right when traveling north.
83Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Civil War 1861-1865” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
84Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Spanish-American War 1898” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
85Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Building 215, Portsmouth’s First Skyscraper 1960” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
86Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “The Navy’s First Corps School 1902” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
87Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Yellow Fever Epidemic” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
88Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Naval Burial Ground 1838” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Crawford Parkway at Effingham Street.
89Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “The U.S. Navy’s First Hospital” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
90Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Hospital Point” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
91Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Hospital Fund” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
92Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Early Naval Medicine” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
93Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “Navy Nurse Corps 1908” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
94Virginia (Portsmouth), Swimming Point — Portsmouth Naval Hospital — “World War I 1917-1918” — Fort Nelson Park —
Near Effingham Street at Crawford Parkway, on the right when traveling north.
95Virginia (Portsmouth), Western Branch North — Q 8-i — City of Portsmouth
On High Street West (U.S. 17) at Academy Avenue, on the right when traveling east on High Street West.
 
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