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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOOS_john-luke-porter_Portsmouth-VA.html
Wooden ships became helpless shortly before noon on March 8, 1862 when the CSS Virginia, the world's first steam-driven iron-clad vessel to be used in warfare, floated out to do battle against them. The next day the Northern ship USS Monitor arriv…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMOO8_lincolnsville_Portsmouth-VA.html
The four houses directly across the street are the last remaining original houses of Lincolnsville, Portsmouth's first middle-class African American community, established in 1890. It was an area of about 34 acres and operated as a city within a c…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONP_the-yellow-fever-of-1855_Portsmouth-VA.html
On June 19th, 1855, following a twelve day quarantine, the merchant ship Benjamin Franklin arrived from the West Indies and docked at Gosport Shipyard for repairs. While emptying its bilge, mosquitoes carrying yellow fever were released. After lea…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMONN_chevra-t-helim-synagogue_Portsmouth-VA.html
Chevra T'helim, (translation: House of Psalms), housed an Orthodox Jewish Congregation, established in 1917. It served the religious needs of a congregation largely composed of merchants who emigrated from Eastern Europe th the port city of Portsm…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMON3_watts-house_Portsmouth-VA.html
Built by Colonel Dempsey Watts in 1799 and inherited by his son, Captain Samuel Watts, who lived here until his death in 1878. Here Chief Black Hawk, of the Black Hawk Indian War, was entertained in 1820, and Henry Clay in 1844.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMON2_emanuel-a-m-e-church_Portsmouth-VA.html
Emanuel A.M.E. Church is rooted in the African Methodist Society that was formed soon after the founding in 1772 of the Methodist Society in Portsmouth. The African Society met independently until Nat Turner's insurrection in 1831, worshiped with …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ4_the-elizabeth-river_Portsmouth-VA.html
The Elizabeth River, an arm of the Chesapeake Bay, runs between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk. The river was named "Elizabeth" in honor of Princess Elizabeth Stuart, the eldest daugh?ter of King James I of England.
The river was first ca…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDZ2_first-order-fresnel-lens-from-the-hog-island-light_Portsmouth-VA.html
This pavil?ion dis?plays a first order Fresnel lens from the sec?ond Hog Island Light. The lens began ser?vice in 1896. Originally built in 1852, the first build?ing was destroyed by eroion and rebuilt in 1896, only to be deac?ti?vated in 1948. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYM_in-commemoration-of-the-last-public-appearance-of-william-f-buffalo-bill-cody_Portsmouth-VA.html
William F. Cody, asso?ci?ated with a West?ern exhi?bi?tion titled "Buf?falo Bill (Himelf) and the 101 Ranch Wild West Com?bined," passed by this spot on a route that would take the parade to the interec?tion of Washington and Lin?coln Streets, sit…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMDYK_gosport-navy-yard_Portsmouth-VA.html
Before you is the Gosport Navy Yard (Nor?folk Naval Ship?yard). Gosport is the old?est Navy ship?yard in the nation. Here is where the USS Mer?ri?mack was burned and then trans?formed by the Con?fed?er?ates into the pow?er?ful iron?clad ram, the C…