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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V3Y_the-dunes-historical_Cape-Charles-VA.html
An ever-changing dynamic ecosystem, established dune ridges make up the backbone of the Eastern Shore. Over time, tides and wind cause sand to accumulate creating sand dunes. Intense storms and human impacts can cause erosion to the fragile dune s…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1V0U_the-custis-tombs-historical_Cape-Charles-VA.html
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John Custis II
1628-1695
John Custis IV
1678-1749
National
Historic Landmark
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UYA_fisherman-island-nwr-historical_Cape-Charles-VA.html
Virginia's southernmost barrier island includes about 1,850 acres of constantly shifting sand. Established as a refuge in 1969, the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service acquired the last 25 acres of land in 2000.
Protection Fisherman Island contains se…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1UWJ_concrete-ships-historical_Cape-Charles-VA.html
Placed in 1948 to create a breakwater for the ferry system, these nine World War II-era concrete ships provide a unique habitat for birds and marine life.
Due to a steel shortage, these ships were built out of concrete in the early 1940s by McC…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1S0H_eyre-hall_Cape-Charles-VA.html
Has been designated aNational Historic LandmarkThis site possesses National significance in commemorating the history of the United States of America
This rare fragment of 18th century Chesapeake landscape, with its Georgian house and out-buildin…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1LZ5_the-chesapeake-bay-impact-crater_Cape-Charles-VA.html
A meteor/comet two miles wide crossed paths with Earth 35 million years ago. Moving at the speed of 21 miles per second, it crashed here, and what is today the town of Cape Charles, creating the sixth largest impact crater on earth.
The meteor …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D3A_historic-northampton-county-court-bell_Cape-Charles-VA.html
This bell was installed in the attic of the 1989 Northampton County Courthouse during the original construction. When court was called into order, the Northampton County Sheriff would ring the bell and then stand out on the balcony and announce th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1D39_home-of-the-first-settler_Cape-Charles-VA.html
Thomas Savage, a lad of thirteen, arrived at Jamestown on 2 Jan. 1608 with Capt. Christopher Newport on the ship John and Francis. John Smith later wrote, "The next day Newport came a shore....A boy named Thomas Savage (whom Newport called son) wa…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15R3_peter-jacob-carter_Franktown-VA.html
Born enslaved on 29 May 1845 near Eastville, Northampton County, Peter Jacob Carter served in the 10th United States Colored Troops during the Civil War and afterward attended Hampton Institute. He represented Northampton in the House of Delegates…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM15P5_rails-overlooking-the-chesapeake-bay_Cape-Charles-VA.html
Rails from the original tracks laid on the riprap jetty in 1884 by the New York, Philadelphia & Norfolk Railroad, for officials to spend the night and dine overlooking the Chesapeake Bay. Presented in 1995 by the Eastern Shore Railroad