Historic Hampton
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N 37° 01.689 W 076° 20.620
18S E 380486 N 4098839
Erected 1997 by Department of Historic Resources. (Marker Number W 87.)
Waymark Code: WMGH1T
Location: Virginia, United States
Date Posted: 03/05/2013
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The Native American village of Kecoughtan stood across the Hampton River in 1607. Soon after the English forcibly removed the inhabitants in 1610, the colonists settled there and the village grew. By the early eighteenth century, the royal customhouse, wharves, warehouses and taverns were located in the bustling seaport town of Hampton. In an early Revolutionary War engagement, militiamen repulsed a British naval attack against Hampton on 24 Oct. 1775. During the Revolution, Hampton was the home port of the Virginia State Navy. On 25 June 1813, during the Wart of 1812, the British sacked the town. Confederates burned it in Aug. 1861 to prevent its use by Union troops and slaves.
Marker Number: W 87
Marker Title: Historic Hampton
Marker Location: Hampton, Virginia
County or Independent City: Hampton County
Web Site: Not listed
Marker Program Sponsor: Not listed
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