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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMRTS_herring-heron-ditch_Chesapeake-VA.html
Herring Ditch was one of many ditches that connected with the Dismal Swamp Canal. Ditches were used to transport goods to the canal, allow access to swamp timber, and provide drainage. Walter Herron, a Dismal Swamp Canal Company stockholder, began…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMR8F_dale-point_Chesapeake-VA.html
Just north is the birthplace of Commodore Richard Dale (6 Nov 1756 - 26 Feb 1826). He served on the United States brigantine Lexington. The British captured and wounded him several times during the Revolutionary War. Captain John Paul Jones chose …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMPDX_norfolk-county-almshouse_Chesapeake-VA.html
During the colonial period, the established church cared for the poor as in Great Britain. Beginning in the late 18th century, local governments began to appoint overseers of the poor instead to support indigents with donated funds or house them i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9J_north-west-canal_Chesapeake-VA.html
Approved by the Virginia General Assembly in 1818, the North West Canal was constructed by the Dismal Swamp Canal Company between 1828 and 1830. The canal was intended for carrying timber and farm products between the Dismal Swamp Canal and the No…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMP9H_dismal-swamp-canal_Chesapeake-VA.html
Before you is the Dismal Swamp Canal, a much sought after prize of war during the Civil War. The Confederates made good use of the canal facilities during the initial stages of the conflict. A large volume of supplies passed through in both direct…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOSG_city-of-portsmouth_Chesapeake-VA.html
The site of this city was patented in 1659 by Captain William Carver. Established as a town in 1752 and named by its founder, Lt. Col. Wm Crawford. Chartered as a city in 1858. It has the country's oldest Naval Shipyard. Established in 1767. The n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMJYW_battle-of-great-bridge_Chesapeake-VA.html
In this vicinity, in 1775, was the southern end of a causeway, with bridges, by which the swamp and stream were crossed. Here William Woodford's Virginia riflemen defended the passage. When Lord Dunmore's British regulars attempted to cross the sw…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEU5_glencoe_Chesapeake-VA.html
"Glencoe," the plantation home of Capt. William Wallace of the Jackson Grays, was located approximately one-half mile northeast of this site.
William C. Wallace was born at Wallaceton, Norfolk County, Virginia, on March 23, 1842, and mustered i…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2M7_village-of-deep-creek_Chesapeake-VA.html
Before you is the Deep Creek Lock of the Great Dismal Swamp Canal. The canal was an important thoroughfare, connecting the North Carolina Sounds with Hampton Roads and the Chesapeake Bay. The Dismal Swamp Canal is the oldest operating artificial w…