"Hospital Point"
— Fort Nelson Park —
The Naval Hospital faces a peninsula surrounded by the Elizabeth River. In 1636, Captain Thomas Willoughby received a land grant from the King of England that included this peninsula. The land was used as a plantation and changed owners several times. It has been known by various names: Mosquito Point, after the pesky critters that inhabited the adjoining swamp; Tucker's Mill Point, after the family who operated a windmill on the site; Musket Point and Fort Point, after the revolutionary fort of 1776 to 1824; and now Hospital Point, the site of the first U.S. Naval Hospital.| HM Number | HM1KU0 |
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| Placed By | Path of History, Portsmouth, Va |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Sunday, May 31st, 2015 at 10:02pm PDT -07:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 383648 N 4078049 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 36.84118333, -76.30493333 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 36° 50.471', W 76° 18.296' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 36° 50' 28.26" N, 76° 18' 17.76" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 757 |
| Which side of the road? | Marker is on the right when traveling North |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near 700 Crawford Pkwy, Portsmouth VA 23704, US |
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