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Jamestown Exposition

The Jamestown Exposition was one of the many world's fairs and expositions that were popular in the United States in the early part of the 20th century. Commemorating the 300th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown in the Virginia Colony, it was held from April 26 to December 1, 1907, at Sewell's Point on Hampton Roads, in Norfolk, Virginia. It celebrated the first permanent English settlement in the present United States.

Located at 36.9496, -76.3091 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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World's Fairs in the United States, 1907 in the United States, History of Virginia, United States historical anniversaries, 1907 in Virginia

Elizabeth River (Virginia)

The Elizabeth River is a 6-mile-long tidal estuary forming an arm of Hampton Roads harbor at the southern end of Chesapeake Bay in southeast Virginia in the United States. It is located along the southern side of the mouth of the James River, between the cities of Portsmouth and Norfolk. Forming the core of the Hampton Roads harbor, it is heavily supported by its tributaries which depend upon it.

Located at 36.925, -76.3436 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Chesapeake Bay Watershed, Rivers of Virginia, James River Watershed, Intracoastal Waterway, Estuaries of Virginia, Geography of Norfolk, Virginia, Geography of Portsmouth, Virginia

Naval Station Norfolk

Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia, is a base of the United States Navy, supporting naval forces in the United States Fleet Forces Command, those operating in the Atlantic Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Indian Ocean. NS Norfolk, also known as the Norfolk Naval Base, occupies about four miles (6 km) of waterfront space and seven miles (11 km) of pier and wharf space of the Hampton Roads peninsula known as Sewell's Point.

Located at 36.945, -76.3133 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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United States Navy bases, United States Navy submarine bases, Military in Norfolk, Virginia, Military facilities in Virginia, Military Superfund sites, Superfund sites in Virginia

Sewell's Point

Sewells Point is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States, located at the mouth of the salt-water port of Hampton Roads. Sewells Point is bordered by water on three sides, with Willoughby Bay to the north, Hampton Roads to the west, and the Lafayette River to the south. It is the site of Naval Station Norfolk.

Located at 36.955, -76.3269 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Peninsulas of Virginia, Pre-statehood history of Virginia, Colonial Virginia, Virginia in the American Civil War, World's Fair sites, Neighborhoods in Norfolk, Virginia

Battle of Sewell's Point

The Battle of Sewell's Point was an inconclusive exchange of cannon fire between the Union gunboat USS Monticello, supported by the USS Thomas Freeborn, and Confederate batteries on Sewell's Point that took place on May 18, 19 and 21, 1861, in Norfolk County, Virginia in the early days of the American Civil War. Little damage was done to either side.

Located at 36.9547, -76.3267 (Lat. / Lng.), about 2 miles away.
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Battles of the Chesapeake Bay Blockade of the American Civil War, Battles of the Eastern Theater of the American Civil War, Battles and conflicts without fatalities, Inconclusive battles of the American Civil War, Naval battles of the American Civil War, Virginia in the American Civil War, Conflicts in 1861, 1861 in Virginia

Joint Forces Staff College

The Joint Forces Staff College (JFSC) located in Norfolk, Virginia, was established as the Armed Forces Staff College in 1946 and incorporated into the National Defense University in August 1981. It educates and acculturates joint and multinational warfighters to plan and lead at the operational level. Military operations increasingly require the Armed Services to work jointly and JFSC provides students the tools to operate in a joint environment.

Located at 36.9206, -76.3097 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military academies of the United States, Education in Norfolk, Virginia, Universities and colleges in Virginia, Staff colleges, Educational institutions established in 1946

Camp Allen

Camp Allen, formerly Camp Elmore, is a small United States Marine Corps base in Norfolk, Virginia, a satellite of the Naval Station Norfolk. It is home to both the 1st and 3rd Fleet Antiterrorism Security Team (FAST) Companies. The base also houses a supply warehouse, battalion aid station, and a motor transport unit. All units are members of the Marine Corps Security Force Regiment, headquartered aboard Naval Weapons Station Yorktown.

Located at 36.9283, -76.2939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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United States Marine Corps bases, Military in Norfolk, Virginia, Buildings and structures in Norfolk, Virginia, Military facilities in Virginia

Commodore Levy Chapel

The Commodore Levy Chapel, established in 1942 and renamed in 1959 in honor of Uriah P. Levy, is the United States Navy's oldest Jewish chapel, located at Naval Station Norfolk, in Norfolk, Virginia. It is part of a chapel complex in the Naval Station's Frazier Hall that also includes Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim Chapels. Commodore Levy Chapel is one of two Navy chapels named for the same person, the other located being the Commodore Uriah P.

Located at 36.9467, -76.3186 (Lat. / Lng.), about 1 miles away.
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Military chapels of the United States, Religion in the United States military, Unaffiliated synagogues in the United States, Jewish American military history