Cape Henry (Second Tower) Light Station
The second tower for the Cape Henry Light Station is listed under the National Register Multiple Property Documentation Form for Light Stations in the United States. It was built in […]
Cape Charles Light Station
Cape Charles Light Station was constructed in 1894 on Smith Island in Northampton County, replacing an earlier 1864 structure. The Light Station is positioned on the southern tip of the […]
Green’s Farm (Huntley)
Green’s Farm, later known as Huntley, is a rare surviving late-Federal residence in the Three Chopt Road Historic District, in Richmond’s West End. The front portion, featuring a central widow’s […]
Yorktown Wrecks
In October 1781, when the British army of Lord Cornwallis was bottled up at Yorktown by the Allied Army, and the French fleet was blockading the Chesapeake Bay, as many […]
U.S. Coast Guard Station (Seatack Life-Saving Station)
The United States Life-Saving Service was established in 1871 to rescue victims of shipwrecks and other maritime disasters. The first generation Seatack Life-Saving Station was one of five stations built […]
USS Cumberland (19th Century Shipwreck Archaeological Site)
The mid-19th-century shipwreck offshore from Newport News is believed to be that of the USS Cumberland, sunk March 8, 1862. The Cumberland, a full-rigged sailing sloop, was launched in 1842 […]
Urbanna Historic District
This colonial port town of Urbanna, in Middlesex County, was established in 1680 and gently evolved over the succeeding three centuries. Located on the west bank of Urbanna Creek at […]
Lands End
At the tip of Robins Neck overlooking the Severn River in Gloucester County, the brick dwelling at Lands End was the home of sea captain John Sinclair, a privateer. At […]
Dismal Swamp Canal
Named for the vast swamp through which it traverses, the Dismal Swamp Canal is a twenty-two-mile land cut between Deep Creek and the village of South Mills in North Carolina. […]
Onancock Historic District
Snugly situated on Onancock Creek, four miles inland from the Chesapeake Bay, Onancock was founded in 1680 and was Accomack’s first county seat. It has remained a thriving port for […]
