Arnold’s British Defense, 1781This marks a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold who, under Major William Phillips, commanded... [click for more]
Arnold’s British Defenses, 1781This position is near the southern limit of the line of British redoubts erected during the Revolutionary War in March 1781 by order of Brig. Gen. Ben... [click for more]
Arnold’s British Defenses, 1781This marks the Northern limit of a line of British redoubts erected in March 1781 by order of Brigadier General Benedict Arnold who, under Major Gener... [click for more]
Benedict Arnold at PortsmouthArnold, after going over to the British, was sent to Virginia to make war on the state. He reached Hampton Roads in December, 1780, raided to Richmond... [click for more]
City of PortsmouthThe site of this city was patented in 1659 by Captain William Carver. Established as a town in 1752 and named by its founder, Lt. Col. William Crawfor... [click for more]
Collier’s RaidA British fleet under Commodore Sir George Collier sailed up the Elizabeth River and shelled Fort Nelson in May 1779, during the Revolutionary War. A ... [click for more]
Cornwallis at PortsmouthLord Cornwallis, commanding the British troops in the South, reached Portsmouth, July, 1781. He prepared to send a portion of his force to New York. B... [click for more]
Elizabeth RiverThe Elizabeth River, explored by Captain John Smith in 1608, was named for Princess Elizabeth. Shipbuilding activity began in 1620 when John Wood, a s... [click for more]
John Luke Porter--(19 Sept. 1813-14 Dec. 1893)John Luke Porter, first president of the Portsmouth common council, was born just two blocks south of here. An accomplished naval constructor, commiss... [click for more]
Norfolk Naval ShipyardNorfolk Naval Shipyard, the nation's first government-owned yard, was privately founded here as Gosport Shipyard on 1 Nov. 1767. Virginia seized it in... [click for more]
Portsmouth Naval HospitalThis was begun in 1827 and opened in 1830. The hospital was taxed to its capacity in the great yellow fever epidemic of 1855 which decimated Portsmout... [click for more]
The Battle of Craney IslandOn the morning of 22 June 1813, during the War of 1812, British naval and marine forces under the Command of Admiral Sir John Borlase Warren landed he... [click for more]