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Historical Markers and War Memorials in Chesapeake, Virginia

 
Clickable Map of Chesapeake, 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 Chesapeake Ind. City, VA (65) Norfolk Ind. City, VA (156) Portsmouth Ind. City, VA (105) Suffolk Ind. City, VA (61) Virginia Beach Ind. City, VA (179) Camden County, NC (18) Currituck County, NC (42)  Chesapeake(65) Chesapeake (65)  Norfolk(156) Norfolk (156)  Portsmouth(105) Portsmouth (105)  Suffolk(61) Suffolk (61)  VirginiaBeach(179) Virginia Beach (179)  CamdenCountyNorth Carolina(18) Camden County (18)  CurrituckCounty(42) Currituck County (42)
Chesapeake and Vicinity
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ADJACENT TO CHESAPEAKE
      Norfolk (156)  
      Portsmouth (105)  
      Suffolk (61)  
      Virginia Beach (179)  
      Camden County, North Carolina (18)  
      Currituck County, North Carolina (42)  
 
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1 Virginia, Chesapeake, Butts Station — KY-5 — Battle of Great Bridge
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 m29926) HM
2 Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — WP-13 — Justin Holland
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
3 Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — WP-14 — Owens-Melvin House
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
4 Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — Village of Deep CreekThe Dismal Swamp Rangers Reported permanently removed
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
5 Virginia, Chesapeake, Deep Creek North — Village of Deep Creek"The den of the Rebels"
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
6 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Battle of Great Bridge
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
7 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Battle of Great Bridge Monument
(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 m113670) HM WM
8 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Chesapeake Veterans Memorial
To our men and women in uniform, past present and future “Thank You and God Bless You” The grateful citizens of Chesapeake Map (db m191540) WM
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9 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — History of Norfolk County
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
10 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Marine Veterans Memorial
Dedicated to those Marines of Chesapeake and Norfolk County who made the ultimate sacrifice for God, Country, and Corps. Map (db m191679) WM
11 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Never Forget9.11.01
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
12 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — KY-6 — Norfolk County Almshouse
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
13 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Southern Branch Chapel / Battle of Great Bridge / Wilson Family
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
14 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — SSG Jonathan Kilian Dozier, USA
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
15 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge — Unknown and Known Afro-Union Civil War Soldiers MemorialPatriot Heroes Honored
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
16 Virginia, Chesapeake, Great Bridge East — Great Bridge Schoolhouse Monument
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
17 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier East — Never ForgetRemembering September 11, 2001
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
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18 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier East — Picking Up the PiecesRemembering September 11, 2001
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
19 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier East — The Day that Shook AmericaRemembering September 11, 2001
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
20 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — At Dawn On December 9, 1775
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
21 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Battle of Great Bridge DAR MonumentDecember 9, 1775
(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
22 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Billy Flora
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
23 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Bridging the Past with the PresentGreat Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center
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
24 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Causeway Construction
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
25 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Causeways
“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
26 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Civil War AnchorThe Waterways
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
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27 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Father & Son Canal BuildersThe Waterways
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
28 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — First Fire
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
29 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Fort Murray
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
30 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Great Bridge Marshall Memorial
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
31 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Liberty to Slaves
“…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
32 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Liquid HighwaysThe Waterways
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
33 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Oak Grove Methodist Church
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
34 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Planning a Canal
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
35 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Site of the Original Causeway
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
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36 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — The Battle of Great BridgeGreat Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center
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
37 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — The Day is Our Own!
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
38 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — The Iron Titans Tame the MarshThe Waterways
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
39 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — The Marshall Family
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
40 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Under Two FlagsThe Waterways
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
41 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Village of Great BridgeA Vital Link 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
42 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Village of Great BridgeA Vital Link
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
43 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — WelcomeTo the Great Bridge Battlefield & Waterways Park and Visitor Center
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
44 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — What is a Lock?The Waterways
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
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45 Virginia, Chesapeake, Greenbrier West — Why Build a Canal Here?The Waterways
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
46 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove East — WP-10 — St. Bride's Church
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
47 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove East — The Cuffeytown ThirteenPatriot Heroes
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
48 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Cody S. Childers
In memory of Cody S. Childers Lance Corporal, 2 March 1991 - 20 August 2010 Killed in Action Mariah, Afghanistan 2nd Battalion, 6th Marine Regiment “Devils Cowboy” Map (db m191759) WM
49 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Dismal Swamp CanalThe Battle of South Mills
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 m211247) HM
50 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Dismal Swamp Canal TrailInterpretive Signage and Points of Interest on Dismal Swamp Canal Trail
(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
51 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — From Towpath...to Highway...to "Toe" pathThe Evolution of the George Washington Highway — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —
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
52 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Glencoe"He was brave, gentle and polished"
“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 mustered into . . . Map (db m164476) HM
53 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Great Dismal Swamp National Wildlife Refuge — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —
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
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54 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — WP-11 — Herring (Heron) Ditch
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
55 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — WP-12 — North West Canal
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
56 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — OutliersDismal Swamp Canal Trail
Between 1793 and 1814, the grueling, brutal job of digging this twenty-three mile canal was done by slave labor.
Dense underbrush, insects, venomous snakes and bears made the Great Dismal Swamp an "awesome and terrible . . . Map (db m211248) HM
57 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Pleasant Grove Baptist Church CemeteryHome of the Jackson Greys
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
58 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Seven Patriot HeroesHomes and Last Resting Places
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 m48918) HM
59 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — Stone Mileposts along the Dismal Swamp Canal — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —
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
60 Virginia, Chesapeake, Pleasant Grove West — The Superintendent's House... from Tolls to Tea — Dismal Swamp Canal Trail —
"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
61 Virginia, Chesapeake, South Norfolk — The South Norfolk Historic District
The South Norfolk Historic District has been registered as a Virginia Historic Landmark pursuant to the authority vested in the Virginia Board of Historic ResourcesMap (db m191489) HM
62 Virginia, Chesapeake, South Norfolk — Veterans Memorial
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
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63 Virginia, Chesapeake, Western Branch South — K-264 — Dale Point
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
64 Virginia, Chesapeake, Western Branch South — Site of the Nansemond Indian Public School #9
Historic Landmark Site of the Nansemond Indian Public School #9 1890’s-1928 Norfolk County School District #1 Dedicated July 28, 1985Map (db m120128) HM
65 Virginia, Chesapeake, Western Branch South — K-276 — Sunray
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
 
 
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