From Shoals to Ships
—1918-1921 —
During World War I (1914-1918), the U.S. government targeted Jones Point as the site for a private shipyard, one of 111 built to aid the war effort. The Virginia Shipbuilding Corporation yard, constructed just before war's end, was designed to build standardized steel cargo ships. The shipyard included two craneways servicing four shipways—Shipway #1 is before you—a 215' x 450' fabricating shop with upper mold loft, blacksmith shop, boiler shop, an extensive network of rail lines, an 850'-long fitting-out dock, an administration building; and a nearby commissary and restaurant with seating capacity for 2,500.| HM Number | HM2D6I |
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| Placed By | National Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior |
| Marker Condition | No reports yet |
| Date Added | Tuesday, January 1st, 2019 at 4:02pm PST -08:00 |
| UTM (WGS84 Datum) | 18S E 322715 N 4295711 |
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| Decimal Degrees | 38.79233333, -77.04131667 |
| Degrees and Decimal Minutes | N 38° 47.54', W 77° 2.479' |
| Degrees, Minutes and Seconds | 38° 47' 32.4" N, 77° 2' 28.74" W |
| Driving Directions | Google Maps |
| Area Code(s) | 202, 703, 571 |
| Closest Postal Address | At or near I-95, Alexandria VA 22314, US |
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