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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GEH_admiral-sir-george-cockburn-on-the-chesapeake-the-war-of-1812_Hampton-VA.html
Admiral Sir George Cockburn on the Chesapeake
During the War of 1812, a British naval squadron arrived in Hampton Roads on 4 February 1813 to establish a naval blockade of the Chesapeake Bay. Later commanded by Adm. Sir George Cockburn, the squa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GEG_sack-of-hampton-the-war-of-1812_Hampton-VA.html
Sack of Hampton
As British Gen. Sidney Beckwith dispersed the local militia on 25 June 1813, Adm. Sir George Cockburn feigned an attack with barges at the mouth of the Hampton River. Hampton water battery was abandoned and the British occupied t…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GEE_british-approach-to-hampton-the-war-of-1812_Hampton-VA.html
British Approach to Hampton
Following the British defeat at Craney Island on 22 June 1813, Adm. Sir John B. Warren sought revenge and ordered Adm. Sir George Cockburn and Gen. Sir Sidney Beckwith to attack Hampton. This port town was defended by…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GED_twentieth-century-hampton_Hampton-VA.html
The recovery that began with the seafood and hotel industries after the Civil War continued well into Hampton fourth century. Oysters and d crabs were packed and shipped around the world. Tourism got a boost when the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad ran…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GEA_ninteenth-century-hampton_Hampton-VA.html
An event that set the stage for Hampton new century took place on the night of June 24, 1813 when a large force of British infantry and marines landed on the western edge of town and overwhelmed a much smaller group of defenders. The invaders then…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GE9_eighteenth-century-hampton_Hampton-VA.html
Hampton entered its second century as Virginia most important town. With merchant ships calling at its docks, paying customs duties and taking on hogsheads of tobacco, the growing village bustled with activity. Crews and ship captains, dockworkers…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GE8_seventeenth-century-hampton_Hampton-VA.html
It began as a brief encounter. The Jamestown-bound English settlers landed at Strawberry Banks on April 30, 1607 and, after a wary first reception by native villagers, ended up breaking bread and smoking tobacco with them. During a stormy Christma…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHY_old-point-comfort-light_Hampton-VA.html
The lighthouse, built in 1802, is the oldest standing structure at Fort Monroe. It remains an active navigational aid, the property of the U.S. Coast Guard. During the War of 1812, the tower was used as a lookout by a British invasion force while …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EHE_first-africans-in-virginia_Hampton-VA.html
The first documented Africans in Virginia arrived in August 1619 when a Dutch man-of-war landed here at Point Comfort. The Dutch captured the "twenty and odd" Africans from the Spanish, who had enslaved them, and traded them to the Virginia coloni…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EH9_the-zero-mile-post_Hampton-VA.html
This zero mile post is a replica of the original post that stood here at the end of the track on the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, from which point all main line distances have been measured for the 664.9 miles to Cincinnati, Ohio, since 1889. The …