First Landing

First Landing (HM148)

Location: Virginia Beach, VA 23451
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 54.894', W 76° 0.689'

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Near here the first permanent English settlers in North America first landed on American soil, April 26, 1607. From here they went on to make the settlement at Jamestown. The brick lighthouse was built in 1791.
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HM NumberHM148
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Marker NumberKV-15
Year Placed1936
Placed ByConservation & Development Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 10:26am PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 409900 N 4085909
Decimal Degrees36.91490000, -76.01148333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 54.894', W 76° 0.689'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 54' 53.64" N, 76° 0' 41.34" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 216 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach VA 23451, US
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