Directions from Chesapeake, Virginia to Elkridge, Maryland
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Naval Weapons Station
Landmarks – Yorktown, Virginia
Inscription. The piers extending into the York River, just to the right, serve a major Navy installation. Since its establishment in 1918, then as a Mine Depot, it has served our country in two World Wars and the Korean conflict as ... More on HMDB
Confederate Defense Turns to Offense Battle of Chancellorsville - 1863
Sightseeing – Fredericksburg, Virginia
Inscription. Confronted by overwhelming numbers, Confederate forces fell back from Chancellorsville (three and a half miles in front of you) and established a defensive position here on April 30. General Robert E. Lee instructed Richard ... More on HMDB
Ball-Sellers House
Museums – Baileys Crossroads, Virginia
Donated to the Arlington Historical Society in 1975, this is Arlington's oldest residence. It was built around 1742. It is a rare example of the homes where the working class people of the time lived. It is occupied by a caretaker ... More on MuseumsUSA.org
Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune
Landmarks – Triangle, Virginia
Inscription. (Marker on front, top) Commissioned and Donated, by, Patrick F. Taylor, Cpl, USMCR, New Orleans, Louisiana, (Marker on front, bottom) Lieutenant General John Archer Lejeune, United States Marine Corps, Major General Commanding ... More on HMDB
Giesboro Park
Parks – Washington, Washington DC
Inscription. The Gisborough Estate (1680-1890) was a large colonial land grant that included part of what is now Bolling Air Force Base. That name eventually came to be spelled "Giesboro" and from 1863 to 1866 this area was the location ... More on HMDB
Port of Call
Beaches – Gloucester Point, Virginia
Inscription. Gloucester Point's geographic location has always been the county's tie to the Chesapeake Bay and beyond. In 1707, Gloucestertown was laid out on the bluff above the thriving tobacco port on the Point. In the days before ... More on HMDB
Crystal Park Sport and Health Club
Swimming – Arlington, Virginia
Hours M-F 6:45 A.M. - 10 P.M., Sa 8 A.M. - 6 P.M., Su 9 A.M. - 7P.M. (Pool closes 1/2 hour earlier.) More on SwimmersGuide
Aquia Landing - Naval Engagement
Landmarks – Stafford, Virginia
Inscription. Within weeks after Virginia seceded from the Union in the spring of 1861, state troops began fortifying Aquia Landing. One artillery battery was established on the waterfront while additional batteries, like this one, ... More on HMDB
Newportnews Waterworks
Things To Do – Yorktown, Virginia
Take the first right into the parking area at the battlefields. More on trails.mtbr.com
Friends Meeting House and Graveyard
Landmarks – Ellicott City, Maryland
Inscription. After founding the town of Ellicotts Mills in 1772, the Ellicott brothers established this burying ground in 1795 and built the adjacent Friends Meeting House in 1800. , Erected by Maryland Historical Society. , Location. ... More on HMDB
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