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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM18NS_history-of-cape-henry-lighthouse_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Governor Alexander Spotswood first proposed building a lighthouse at Cape Henry in a message to the Virginia House of Burgesses on November 27, 1720. He suggested the province of Maryland should help pay part of the construction costs. For the nex…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMWKR_seal-of-the-city-of-virginia-beach_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
The Cape Henry Lighthouse & Cross in the seal's center symbolize the beginning of Virginia Beach as well as the United States. The bright sky, sunshine, blue water & sandy beach indicate the importance of tourism & the pleasure of nature available…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOW0_tribute-to-admiral-de-grasse_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
To Comte Francois Joseph Paul de Grasse Admiral of the French Fleet "Arbiter Of The War"— — — General George Washington
Victor in the only decisive Naval Battle in the American Revolution ( the Virginia Capes, on Sept. 5, 178…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNDL_the-chesapeake-bay-history-happened-here_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
In 1861, the Confederate navy converted the hulk of U.S.S. Merrimack into an ironclad, CSS Virginia. On March 8, 1861, the Virginia sank one Union warship and drove another aground in flames before the north's ironclad, U.S.S. Monitor, crossed the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBO_the-chesapeake-bay-history-happened-here_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
In World War II more than 700,000 American men and women went to the conflict through the Hampton Roads Port of Embarkation. Over 900,000 more arrived, including the wounded, survivors of sea battles and prisoners of war. The U-boat peril reached …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBL_the-chesapeake-bay-history-happened-here_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Every type of Navy ship operates on the Chesapeake Bay en route to or from the great naval installations of Hampton Roads. There are easy ways to identify them, starting with color. Most navies in the world paint their ships gray- although some ar…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBI_the-chesapeake-bay-history-happened-here_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
On the morning of December 16, 1907, President Teddy Roosevelt sent the "Great White Fleet" around the world to demonstrate American technology and resolve. Sixteen battleships passed by this point en route to Trinidad and points south, returning …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBG_the-chesapeake-bay-history-happened-here_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Directly to the east is Cape Henry, which along with Cape Charles, define the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay. Both "old" and "new" Cape Henry lighthouses are visible. In September, 1781 the waters off Cape Henry witnessed two-and-a-half hours of n…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMNBF_lucius-j-kellam-jr_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
The dream of a structure bridging the lower Chesapeake Bay to connect Virginia's Eastern Shore with the Mainland of Virginia became a reality with the opening of the Bridge-Tunnel on April 15, 1964. This accomplishment can be attributed to the for…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMMHJ_virginia-legends-walk_Virginia-Beach-VA.html
Several markers are located along the Virginia Legends Walk. In order, starting from the eastern entrance, they read as follows:Grace Sherwood(1660-1730)Sherwood lived in Princess Anne County from the latter 1600's until the 1730's, an era when ma…