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Fort Eustis
Warwick Blvd, Newport News,
VA ,
USA
Latitude & Longitude:
37° 10' 32.1564",
-76° 34' 10.686"
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Virginia State
Historical Marker
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Fort Eustis, located half a mile south, is named for a native Virginian, Gen. Abraham Eustis (1786-1843), a commander of Fort Monroe. In March 1918, the U.S. government established Camp Abraham Eustis as a coast artillery training center; it was designated a fort in 1923. It then served as a Federal Emergency Relief Administration transient camp during the Great Depression, an antiaircraft artillery training center, a prisoner of war camp during World War II, and the headquarters for the U.S. Army Transportation Corps. It later housed the Transportation Corps Regiment. The colonial-era Matthew Jones House and the remains of Fort Crawford, a Civil War site, survive on the post grounds.
Last updated: 2/14/2015 15:17:00 |
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Related Themes: C.S.A., Confederate States of America, Confederacy, Union States
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