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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Hampton

 
Clickable Map of Hampton, 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 Hampton Ind. City, VA (271) Newport News Ind. City, VA (311) Norfolk Ind. City, VA (286) Northampton County, VA (95) Poquoson Ind. City, VA (19) Portsmouth Ind. City, VA (192) Virginia Beach Ind. City, VA (241) York County, VA (234)  Hampton(271) Hampton (271)  NewportNews(311) Newport News (311)  Norfolk(286) Norfolk (286)  NorthamptonCounty(95) Northampton County (95)  Poquoson(19) Poquoson (19)  Portsmouth(192) Portsmouth (192)  VirginiaBeach(241) Virginia Beach (241)  YorkCounty(234) York County (234)
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1 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — 3 – Inch Ordnance Rifle — Model 1861
On Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
2 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — 12-Pounder Gun-Howitzer — Model 1857
On Bernard Road south of Mathews Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
3 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — 12-Pounder Howitzer
On Bernard Road south of Mathews Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
4 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — 12-Pounder Howitzer — Model 1841 —
On Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east.
5 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — 14 – Pounder James Rifle
On Bernard Road south of Mathews Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
6 ► Virginia, Hampton — 1813 Landing of British Forces — Capture of Hampton —
On Powhatan Parkway at Chesapeake Avenue, on the left when traveling north on Powhatan Parkway.
7 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 018 — A-2 Polaris — Navy • SLBM — Air Power Park Tour —
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue (Virginia Route 167), on the right when traveling east.
8 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 004 — A-7E Corsair II — BuNo.157606 • Navy • Attack — Air Power Park Tour
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue (Virginia Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
9 ► Virginia, Hampton — 002/001 — A-7E Corsair II / T-33A T-Bird — Air Power Park —
On West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling west.
10 ► Virginia, Hampton, Briarfield — Aberdeen Elementary School — "Education was not an option" — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
Near North Mary Peake Boulevard 0.3 miles south of West Walker Road, on the right when traveling south.
11 ► Virginia, Hampton, Briarfield — W-95 — Aberdeen Gardens —
On Aberdeen Road 0.1 miles north of East Weaver Road, on the right when traveling north.
12 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — The Academy — “The site of it seemed to give me new life.” — Hampton University —
On Marshall Avenue at Shore Road, on the left when traveling south on Marshall Avenue.
13 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — WY-102 — Admiral Sir George Cockburn on the Chesapeake / The War of 1812 —
On Chesapeake Avenue (Virginia Route 167) at Alleghany Road, on the left when traveling west on Chesapeake Avenue.
14 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — Ajax — Upper Stage • Army • SAM — Air Power Park Tour
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue ( Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
15 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Austrian 6-Pounder Gun
On Bernard Road south of Mathews Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
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16 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Austrian 6-Pounder Gun
On Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
17 ► Virginia, Hampton — WY-87 — Back River Lighthouse Ruins —
On Beach Road at Lighthouse Drive, on the right when traveling east on Beach Road.
18 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Battery Irwin — Fort Monroe —
On Fenwick Road just west of Engineer lane, on the right when traveling west.
19 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Battery Parrott — Fort Monroe —
On Fenwick Road just west of Engineer lane, on the right when traveling west.
20 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — Battle of Big Bethel —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
21 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — W-66 — Battle of Big Bethel —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road.
22 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 9 — Battle of Big Bethel — Aftermath —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
23 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 5 — Battle of Big Bethel — Changing Landscape —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
24 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 7 — Battle of Big Bethel — Combatants’ Stories —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
25 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 3 — Battle of Big Bethel — Commanding Officers —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
26 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 8 — Battle of Big Bethel — Confederate Victory —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
27 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 4 — Battle of Big Bethel — First Steps to Freedom —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
28 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 2 — Battle of Big Bethel — Hampton Roads in 1861 —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
29 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 10 — Battle of Big Bethel — Long-Term Consequences —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
30 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 1 — Battle of Big Bethel — Protecting the Peninsula —
Near Big Bethel Road 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
31 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — 6 — Battle of Big Bethel — The Federal Attack —
Near Big Bethel Road (Virginia Route 600) 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
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32 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — Battle of Big Bethel Union Monument —
Near Big Bethel Road 0.1 miles north of Semple Farm Road, on the left when traveling north.
33 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — W-84 — Battle of Hampton Roads —
On Chesapeake Avenue at East Avenue, on the right when traveling east on Chesapeake Avenue.
34 ► Virginia, Hampton, Buckroe Beach — Bay Shore Beach & Resort — Early Vacation Spot for Blacks in the South —
On South Resort Boulevard 0.1 miles south of Point Comfort Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
35 ► Virginia, Hampton, Buckroe Beach — W-107 — Bay Shore Hotel —
On South Resort Boulevard 0.1 miles south of Seaboard Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
36 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — A Bay Worth Preserving — Fort Monroe —
On Ingalls Road just north of Fenwick Road, on the right when traveling north.
37 ► Virginia, Hampton, Briarfield — The Beginnings of Aberdeen Gardens — "Subsistence Housing" — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
Near North Mary Peake Boulevard 0.2 miles south of West Walker Road, on the right when traveling south.
38 ► Virginia, Hampton, Bethel Manor — Big Bethel Church and Cemetery —
On Big Bethel Road at 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south on Big Bethel Road.
39 ► Virginia, Hampton, Bethel Manor — Big Bethel UDC Monument — Bethel 1861 —
On Big Bethel Road south of 1st Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
40 ► Virginia, Hampton — W-85 — Birthplace of George Wythe —
On LaSalle Avenue at Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Avenue.
41 ► Virginia, Hampton, Olde Hampton — Black Business — Creating successful lives in the midst of segregation — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
On North Armistead Avenue (Virginia Route 134) at Lincoln Street, on the right when traveling north on North Armistead Avenue.
42 ► Virginia, Hampton — Blackbeard — The Most Feared Pirate of His Time —
On Marina Road north of Capps Quarters, on the right when traveling north.
43 ► Virginia, Hampton, Victoria Boulevard Historic District — WY-104 — British Approach to Hampton / The War of 1812
On South King Street at Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south on South King Street. Reported missing.
44 ► Virginia, Hampton, Buckroe Beach — WY-92 — Buckroe —
On East Pembroke Avenue at South 2nd Street, in the median on East Pembroke Avenue.
45 ► Virginia, Hampton, Buckroe Beach — WY-92 — Buckroe Beach —
On South First Street at Buckroe Avenue, on the right when traveling east on South First Street.
46 ► Virginia, Hampton, Buckroe Beach — Buckroe Beach — “Invigorating Saltwater Bathing” —
Near South First Street at Buckroe Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
47 ► Virginia, Hampton, Victoria Boulevard Historic District — WY-1 — Bunch of Grapes Tavern
On South King Street at Rudd Lane, on the right when traveling south on South King Street. Reported missing.
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48 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — WY-91 — Camp Hamilton —
On East Queen Street at College Place, on the right when traveling north on East Queen Street.
49 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — Camp Hamilton — On Sacred Soil —
On Water Street (Virginia Route 143), on the left when traveling south.
50 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — Captain John C. Robinson — Entrepreneur and Olde Wythe Community Leader —
On Chesapeake Avenue at Robinson Road, on the right when traveling south on Chesapeake Avenue.
51 ► 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.
52 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — Chesapeake & Ohio — Easternmost Terminus —
On North Mallory Street (Virginia Route 169) south of East Sewell Avenue, on the left when traveling south.
53 ► Virginia, Hampton — Chesterville — Birthplace and Plantation of George Wythe —
On LaSalle Avenue at Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on LaSalle Avenue.
54 ► Virginia, Hampton, Hampton Roads Center — WY-100 — Chesterville Plantation —
On Commander Shepard Boulevard (Virginia Route 172) at Langley Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Commander Shepard Boulevard.
55 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — Circle of Life — Cradle to Grave Experience — Old North Hampton —
On Rip Rap Road at Quash Street, on the right when traveling north on Rip Rap Road.
56 ► Virginia, Hampton — Civil Rights — “Lawyers made it possible. Educators will have to make it successful.” —
On Marshall Avenue 0.1 miles west of Emancipation Drive, on the right when traveling west.
57 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — Community Crossroads — The Heart of the Neighborhood — Old North Hampton —
On Rip Rap Road at Quash Street, on the right when traveling north on Rip Rap Road.
58 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — W-92 — Confinement of Jefferson Davis —
On Bernard Road, on the right when traveling east.
59 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Contraband Hospital — Site of Contraband Hospital — Fort Monroe —
On Ingalls Road 0.1 miles north of Reeder Circle, on the right when traveling north.
60 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Contraband Quarters — Site of Contraband Quarters — Fort Monroe —
On Ingalls Road just north of Patch Road, on the right when traveling north.
61 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — The Courthouse —
On Kings Way 0.1 miles south of Lincoln Street, on the right.
62 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — Crabtown — Seafood — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
On Old Hampton Lane at Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling south on Old Hampton Lane.
63 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — The Cultural Connections —
On Fenwick Road east of Engineer Lane, on the right when traveling east.
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64 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — WY 98 — Deaf and Blind School —
On Shell Road at Aberdeen Road when traveling west on Shell Road.
65 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — The Development Of Olde Wythe — Laying the Foundation of the Neighborhood —
On Chesapeake Avenue (Virginia Route 167) at Algonquin Road, on the left when traveling south on Chesapeake Avenue.
66 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Digging Up The Past — Fort Monroe —
On Ingalls Road just north of Fenwick Road, on the right when traveling north.
67 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — Dixie Three — Contributing to the End of Jim Crow —
On Victoria Boulevard at Alleghany Road, on the left when traveling south on Victoria Boulevard.
68 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — W-173 — Dorothy Johnson Vaughan — (1910-2008) —
On Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60) at South King Street, on the right when traveling east on Settlers Landing Road.
69 ► Virginia, Hampton, Victoria Boulevard Historic District — Dr. Katherine G. Johnson — "When Computers Wore Skirts" —
On South King Street at Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60), on the left when traveling south on South King Street.
70 ► Virginia, Hampton, Victoria Boulevard Historic District — Edward Braddock —
On Bridge Street at Victoria Boulevard, on the right when traveling north on Bridge Street.
71 ► Virginia, Hampton, Victoria Boulevard Historic District — Eighteenth-Century Hampton — Virginia’s Most Important Town —
On Settlers Landing Road (U.S. 60) at South King Street, on the left when traveling west on Settlers Landing Road.
72 ► Virginia, Hampton — Electric Avenue — “Carline Communities” —
On Victoria Boulevard (Virginia Route 143) 0.2 miles west of Kecoughtan Road (U.S. 60), on the right when traveling west.
73 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — Elizabeth City Parish —
Near West Queens Way at High Court Lane.
74 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — W-98 — Emancipation Oak —
On Hampton Roads Beltway (Interstate 64) at Settlers Landing Road ( Route 143) on Hampton Roads Beltway.
75 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — Emancipation Oak — "Thirst for knowledge"
On Emancipation Drive 0.1 miles south of Tyler Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
76 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — Emancipation Oak — “Thirst for Knowledge”
Near Emancipation Drive 0.1 miles south of East Tyler Street, on the left when traveling south. Reported permanently removed.
77 ► Virginia, Hampton — Emancipation Oak — Formerly Enslaved Eager for Education —
On Emancipation Drive 0.1 miles south of Tyler Street, on the left when traveling south.
78 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — An Enduring Legacy? — Fort Monroe —
On Bernard Road at Ruckman Road, on the right when traveling east on Bernard Road.
79 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Engineer Wharf
On Fenwick Road east of Engineer Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported missing.
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80 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Enormous Undertaking: The Fort's Construction — Fort Monroe —
On Ingalls Road just north of Fenwick Road, on the left when traveling south.
81 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Eprouvette Mortar
On Bernard Road south of Mathews Lane, on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
82 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — WY-106 — Escape To Freedom —
On Ruckman Road at Ingalls Road, on the left when traveling east on Ruckman Road.
83 ► Virginia, Hampton — 008/007 — F-100D Super Saber • Mercury/Little Joe Booster — Air Power Park —
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
84 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 007 — F-101F Voodoo — No.56-0246 • USAF • Fighter — Air Power Park Tour
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue ( Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
85 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 011 — F-105D Thunderchief — No.61-0073 • USAF • Fighter — Air Power Park Tour
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue ( Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
86 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 011/012 — F-105D Thunderchief / SM-78 Jupiter — Air Power Park —
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
87 ► Virginia, Hampton — 04/03 — F-86L Sabre/Mercury Test Capsule — Air Power Park —
On West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
88 ► Virginia, Hampton — 013/014 — F-89 / J Scorpion / F-101F Voodoo — Air Power Park —
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) 0.1 miles west of LaSalle Avenue, on the right when traveling east.
89 ► Virginia, Hampton, Coliseum Central — 008 — F-89J Scorpion — No.52-2129 • USAF • Fighter — Air Power Park Tour
Near West Mercury Boulevard (U.S. 258) west of LaSalle Avenue ( Route 167), on the right when traveling east. Reported permanently removed.
90 ► Virginia, Hampton, Pasture Point — Federation of Colored Women's Clubs — Janie Porter Barrett — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
On Eaton Street north of East Pembroke Avenue, on the right when traveling south.
91 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — Fertile Hunting Grounds For The Indians — Olde Wythe’s History Begins —
On Chesapeake Avenue (Virginia Route 167) at Cherokee Road, on the left when traveling south on Chesapeake Avenue.
92 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — W-96 — First Africans in Virginia
On Fenwick Road 0.2 miles east of Ingalls Road. Reported permanently removed.
93 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — W-96 — First Africans in Virginia —
On Fenwick Road 0.2 miles east of Ingalls Road.
94 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — First Baptist Church — First Independent Black Congregation in Hampton — Explore Hampton 2010: From the Sea to the Stars —
On North King Street just south of Syms Street, on the right when traveling south.
95 ► Virginia, Hampton, Wythe — W-84 — First Battle of Ironclads
On Chesapeake Avenue (Virginia Route 167) at East Avenue, on the left when traveling west on Chesapeake Avenue. Reported permanently removed.
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96 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — WY-90 — First Church at Kecoughtan —
On Lasalle Avenue at Kenmore Drive, on the right when traveling north on Lasalle Avenue.
97 ► Virginia, Hampton, Phoebus — First Church at Kecoughtan —
Near Hampton Harbor Avenue just south of Mariners Cover Road, on the right when traveling south.
98 ► Virginia, Hampton, Downtown — First United Methodist Church, Hampton —
On East Queen Street just east of Wine Street, on the right when traveling east.
99 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — Flood of August 23, 1933 —
On Ingalls Road just north of Fenwick Road, on the right when traveling north.
100 ► Virginia, Hampton, Fort Monroe — W-89 — Fort Algernourne —
On Ingalls Road 0.1 miles south of Ruckman Road, on the right when traveling south.

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