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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1Z6N_the-war-of-1812-president-little-belt-affair_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
The War of 1812.
Impressment of Americans into British service and the violation of American ships were among the causes of America's War of 1812 with the British which lasted until 1815. Virginians suffered from a British naval blockade of the …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWG_bataan-corregidor-memorial-historical_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Navy - Marines - Army - Army Air Corps
Dec. 8, 1941 — May 6, 1943
In honor of the 60,000 "Battling Bastards" of Bataan/Corregidor Philippine Islands
May we never forget their sacrifices
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWF_pearl-harbor-memorial-a-war-memorial_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
The same inscription is engraved on both sides of the marker:
In memory of those 2403 heroes who made the supreme sacrifice and to the survivors of Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii
A day that will live in infamy
"Remember Pearl Harbor"
"Keep America…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UVR_peace-monument-historical_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
On the 50th anniversary of the USA DAI Nippon Butoku Kai, this peace monument in Red Wing Park was created by the City of Virginia Beach with lofty aims for people-to-people initiatives of sister cities. The monument stands with prayers and hopes …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1T55_charles-kuralt-historical_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
On the Refuge Road
Charles Kuralt
Charles Kuralt (1934 - 1997) was a native of North Carolina with deep family roots in the Tarheel region. As a distinguished radio and broadcast journalist, Kuralt was the innovator of a popular television new…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RZ3_circular-gun-mount-fort-story-family-housing_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
This concrete circular gun mount remains as part of a 16 inch howitzer battery built to defend the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. The battery was active until the final days of World War II when it was declared obsolete and scrapped. The below ph…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1RYX_british-naval-blockade-and-cape-henry-lighthouse-the-war-of-1812_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
British Naval Blockade and Cape Henry Lighthouse
During the War of 1812, a British naval blockade along much of the U.S. East Coast disrupted foreign trade and interfered with commerce. On 4 Feb. 1813, the blockade was extended to the Chesapeak…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QS5_neptune_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
From the earliest of time humans have been awed by the power of the sea. Early civilizations declared it the domain of a major mythological deity the god of the sea! To the Greeks Poseidon...To the Romans Neptune.
The statue was cast in bronze …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L0B_atlantic-parkway_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
The Council of Garden Clubs of Virginia Beach and Princess Anne Co.
Sponsored the development of this 47 block Atlantic Parkway in 1952-1954, in cooperation with the Virginia Department of Highways and the City of Virginia Beach. Many individua…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1I2I_fort-story_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Welcome to Fort Story, home to a variety of U.S. Army and Navy units. The installation's 1,451 acres are presently used for training by the Army's 7th Sustainment Brigade, Naval Amphibious forces and Special Operations forces. The post also serves…