view gallery SW3.1 km | Residential Lion, Smithfield, VA in Lion Statues A simple lion in front of a residence in Smithfield, VA. posted by: Team Roberson location: Virginia date approved: 01/02/2006 last visited: 01/02/2008 |
view gallery S6 km | Smithfield in Virginia Historical Markers Smithfield is famous for hams and peanuts. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 03/03/2007 last visited: 02/20/2023 |
view gallery S6 km | Battle of Smithfield-The Town that Wouldn’t Surrender - Smithfield VA in U.S. Civil War Sites This section of the Pagan River in front of you is where the Union gunboat, USS Smith-Briggs, was run aground and destroyed by local Confederate troops during the January 31-February 1, 1864, Battle of Smith?eld. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/27/2023 last visited: 06/27/2023 |
view gallery S6 km | Battle of Smithfield - Smithfield VA in Battlefields The troops marched inland, skirmished with local Confederates, then returned to Smith?eld, only to ?nd that the Smith-Briggs had not returned to retrieve them. The next day, February 1, 1864, the Confederates disputed the Union retreat. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/21/2020 last visited: 10/16/2021 |
view gallery S6 km | Battle of Smithfield-The Town that Wouldn’t Surrender - Smithfield VA in Civil War Discovery Trail Sites This section of the Pagan River in front of you is where the Union gunboat, USS Smith-Briggs, was run aground and destroyed by local Confederate troops during the January 31-February 1, 1864, Battle of Smith?eld. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 07/23/2020 last visited: 10/05/2021 |
view gallery SE6.1 km | Warraskoyack Indians in Virginia Historical Markers The Warraskoyack Indians lived along the James and Pagan rivers. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 03/05/2007 last visited: 12/26/2013 |
view gallery SW6.3 km | Old Isle of Wight Courthouse in Virginia Historical Markers The Old Isle of Wight Courthouse was built in 1752 and is one of Virginia's few surviving court buildings. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 08/07/2006 last visited: 04/04/2016 |
view gallery SW6.3 km | Ben Franklin Statue/bench - Smithfield, Va in Benjamin Franklin A sit-by-me statue of Ben Franklin in downtown Smithfield, Va.
posted by: Big B Bob location: Virginia date approved: 11/07/2009 last visited: 01/01/2014 |
view gallery SW6.3 km | Franklin Crater - Ben Franklin Statue in Extraterrestrial Locations A sit-by-me statue of Ben Franklin in downtown Smithfield, Va. posted by: fatcat161 location: Virginia date approved: 07/09/2009 last visited: 01/01/2014 |
view gallery SW6.3 km | Smithfield Va Sidewalks in Donated Engraved Bricks and Pavers The sidewalks on Main St in Smithfield Va are paved with bricks, many denoted/dedicated.
posted by: fatcat161 location: Virginia date approved: 04/27/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery SW6.3 km | H. Woodrow Crook in Unintentionally Funny Signs H. Woodrow Crook - Attorney at Law posted by: fatcat161 location: Virginia date approved: 05/02/2009 last visited: never |
view gallery S6.6 km | Joseph W. Luter, III - Smithfield VA in Citizen Memorials Joseph W. Luter, III, CEO Smithfield Foods, donated Windsor Castle Park to the town of Smithfield on May 22, 2010. The park has walking trails,
kayak launch, dog park, fishing pier and pedestrian bridges. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 02/20/2023 last visited: 02/20/2023 |
view gallery S6.6 km | Liquid Maze Captain John Smith Chesapeake National Historic Trail - Smithfield, VA in Signs of History More than 100,000 rivers, streams, and creeks flow through the Chesapeake region. This massive web of waterways includes some 11,000 miles of shoreline---more than that of the entire U.S. West Coast. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 01/22/2020 last visited: 09/25/2021 |
view gallery S7.6 km | Smithfield, VA Water Tower in Water Towers Smithfield Water Tower is one of several serving the town and local businesses. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 03/03/2007 last visited: 12/26/2013 |
view gallery NW8.9 km | Fort Huger - Smithfield VA in Civil Rights Memorials Beginning in July 1861, enslaved and freed blacks assisted in the construction of Fort Huger. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 08/24/2023 last visited: 08/25/2023 |
view gallery NW8.9 km | Fort Huger - Smithfield VA in American Civil War Monuments and Memorials Fort Huger marker is on Fort Huger Drive (Virginia Route 676), Smithfield VA 23430 in Isle of Wight County. Marker Number: K-327. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 09/06/2023 last visited: 09/06/2023 |
view gallery NW8.9 km | Fort Huger in Virginia Historical Markers One mile northeast, at Hardy’s Bluff on Lawne’s Neck, existed Fort Huger, a Civil War earthen fortification. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 03/16/2020 last visited: 10/20/2021 |
view gallery NE10 km | Kyle Redman Eagle Scout Project in Eagle Scout Project Sites Children's playground. posted by: Team Roberson location: Virginia date approved: 03/24/2008 last visited: 03/24/2008 |
view gallery E10 km | Capture of the 'Patriot' in Virginia Historical Markers The Patriot was charged with defending Warwick County from British plundering. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 07/20/2014 |
view gallery E10.1 km | Skirmish at Waters Creek in Virginia Historical Markers A skirmish during the Revolutionary War took place near this location. posted by: VirginiaSeeker location: Virginia date approved: 12/28/2006 last visited: 07/20/2014 |
view gallery E10.3 km | Mariners' Museum: Newport News, VA in Penny Smashers Single die machine located in the gift shop of The Mariners' Museum in Newport News, VA posted by: skree location: Virginia date approved: 12/01/2006 last visited: 08/10/2022 |
view gallery NE10.3 km | Hidenwood in Virginia Historical Markers Erected 1978 by Hiden Family Descedents. posted by: turnersrugs location: Virginia date approved: 03/06/2013 last visited: 08/19/2013 |
view gallery NW10.3 km | Fort Huger-Defending the James River - Smithfield VA in U.S. Civil War Sites Slaves and free blacks constructed the fort under direction of the Confederate Engineer Bureau, and detachments of Lt. Col. Fletcher Archer’s 5th Virginia infantry Battalion were posted here. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 06/27/2023 last visited: 06/27/2023 |
view gallery NW10.3 km | Battle at Fort Huger - Smithfield VA in Battlefields Union Cmdr. John Rodgers led a gunboat squadron up the James River on May 8, 1862. USS Galena, USS Aroostook, and USS Port Royal steamed toward Fort Huger and attacked at 11:20 A.M. Aroostook and Port Royal took position and shelled the bluffs. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 11/21/2020 last visited: 10/16/2021 |
view gallery E10.3 km | LARGEST- Maritime history collection in the Western Hemisphere-Mariners' Museum and Park - Newport News VA in Superlatives Mariners' Museum and Park is located at 100 Museum Drive, Newport News, VA 23606. The Mariners' Museum Library contains the largest maritime history collection in the Western Hemisphere. posted by: Don.Morfe location: Virginia date approved: 10/30/2023 last visited: 10/31/2023 |
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