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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM2EB6_virginia-state-federation-of-colored-womens-clubs_Hampton-VA.html
Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs. . This house was the last headquarters of the Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, organized In 1907 by educator and social reformer Janie Porter Barrett and other women who att…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM22S9_mary-smith-kelsey-peake_Hampton-VA.html
Born free in Norfolk in 1823, Mary Peake devoted herself to the education of African Americans. About 1850, she founded the Daughters of Zion to aid the poor and the sick. A seamstress by day, Peake violated state law to teach her fellow blacks at…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1QJN_hampton-monument_Hampton-VA.html
Marker front: Near here the English landed April 30, 1607 before going to Jamestown. They were welcomed by the Kecoughton Indians with native religious ceremonies, dancing and feasting. Marker back: In 1610, following the starving time at Jam…
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/HM1EGL_the-hampton-indian-program_Hampton-VA.html
Hampton Institute began the Hampton Indian Program to "christianize and civilize" American Indians. The first students arrived at the Institute near midnight on 13 April 1878. They had been incarcerated at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, Florida, in…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1EG5_second-church-at-kecoughtan_Hampton-VA.html
Nearby a monument marks the site of the second church at Kecoughtan (later Hampton), built in 1624 for Elizabeth City Parish, established 1610 and now the oldest Protestant parish in continuous existence in America. This building was replaced befo…
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