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Once known as Corrowaugh and Frog Level, this community was named Windsor Station in 1856. The name Windsor Station was shortened to Windsor when the town was incorporated in 1902. The people listed on this monument are a mere handful of those who…
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Early in the war, Confederate authorities were concerned that Union forces might advance up the James River from Fort Monroe. As a precaution, they constructed waterfront artillery batteries along the river, including in Isle of Wight County, and …
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In recognition of Joseph W. Luter, III for his generosity and loyalty to the town of Smithfield and its citizens. Joseph W. Luter, III, a Smithfield native, has been a generous benefactor to the Town of Smithville. Highly regarded throughout the m…
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Smithfield, incorporated in 1752, became a busy colonial port and was county seat of Isle of Wight through 1800. British troops under Brig. Gen. Benedict Arnold occupied the town on 15 Jan 1781. During the Civil War, a two-day naval engagement con…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UQG_liquid-maze-historical_Smithfield-VA.html
More than 100,000 rivers, streams, and creeks flow through the Chesapeake region. This massive web of waterways includes some 11,000 miles of shoreline—-more than that of the entire U.S. West Coast.
For centuries, these watercourses compr…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1GDB_ivy-hill-cemetery_Smithfield-VA.html
One half-mile north, Ivy Hill Cemetery, established in 1887, is the resting place of many prominent local residents including Joseph W. Luter, Sr., Smithfield Packing Company co-founder, and P.D. Gwaltney Jr., founder of Gwaltney Hams. Others buri…
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This section of the Pagan River in front of you is where the Union gunboat, USS Smith-Briggs, was run aground and destroyed by local Confederate troops during the January 31-February 1, 1864, Battle of Smithfield.
Smithfield was the o…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1FJO_isle-of-wight-county-nansemond-county_Smithfield-VA.html
Isle of Wight County. Area 314 Square Miles.
One of the original Shires formed in 1634. Its name was at first Warrascoyack, changed in 1637 to Isle of Wight. Of the oldest churches in the United States is in this County.
Nansemond County. Area 42…
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Isle of Wight Countyformerly calledWarrosquoyackeafter Indians of this areavisited byCaptain John Smith1608settled byCaptain Christopher Lawneand other adventurers1619one of eightoriginal shires1634-1637(map legend)Court House Locations1. Smithfie…
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Dedicated to all veteransof Isle of Wight Countyfor their honorable serviceto our nation.
June 14, 2001
By these engravings we remember allthose who made the supreme sacrificein the wars of our nation,and less we not forget,all those who rem…