Home Site of William Crawford (d. 1762) Founder of Portsmouth

Home Site of William Crawford (d. 1762) Founder of Portsmouth (HMDGJ)

Location: Portsmouth, VA 23704
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 50.124', W 76° 17.849'

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Here stood the residence of William Crawford who in 1752 founded the town of Portsmouth on sixty-five acres of his extensive plantation lands. The house site extended south on Crawford Street 113 feet, and east on High Street to the Elizabeth River. Crawford was presiding Justice of the Norfolk Cy. Court, Lt.-Colonel of the County Militia, a wealthy merchant and planter.
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HM NumberHMDGJ
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Marker NumberQ?8-r
Year Placed1975
Placed ByVirginia Historic Landmarks Commission
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Friday, October 17th, 2014 at 1:10pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 384303 N 4077398
Decimal Degrees36.83540000, -76.29748333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 50.124', W 76° 17.849'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 50' 7.44" N, 76° 17' 50.94" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 111-115 High St, Portsmouth VA 23704, US
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