Arnold's British Defenses, 1781

Arnold's British Defenses, 1781 (HMDX9)

Location: Portsmouth, VA 23704
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Country: United States of America
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N 36° 50.414', W 76° 18.091'

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A brick wind?mill near here was close to the south?ern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier Gen?eral Bene?dict Arnold, who under Major Gen?eral William Phillips, com?manded British troops occu?py?ing Portsmouth. This line of for?ti?fi?ca?tions extended north in an arc along Wash?ing?ton Street to the water?front near Court Street.
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HM NumberHMDX9
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Marker NumberQ 8-q
Year Placed1962
Placed ByVirginia State Library
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Date Added Friday, October 24th, 2014 at 8:20am PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)18S E 383951 N 4077939
Decimal Degrees36.84023333, -76.30151667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 36° 50.414', W 76° 18.091'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds36° 50' 24.84" N, 76° 18' 5.46" W
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Area Code(s)757
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 301-587 Crawford Pkwy, Portsmouth VA 23704, US
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