Friday, December 19, 2014

Virginia (updated 11/16/18)



Accotink: 
Camp A.A. Humphreys
(added 11/16/18)


Camp Humphries was eventually renamed Fort Belvoir, which is still active today.

Front Royal:
Front Royal Remount Depot

Hampton Roads Area:



 Hampton:
Debarkation Hospital No. 51 

Langley Field 
(updated 11/02/18)


Circa 1920.
Langley is among the few remaining WWI era airfields that lives on as an active Air Force base.

Fort Monroe
Fort Monroe has an incredibly rich history. During the Civil War, Jefferson Davis was imprisoned there. It was built in 1819 and was on the 2005 base closure list. Plans are to convert it to a national park. It has the potential to become "The Presidio" (of San Francisco) of the East Coast. Many former bases have few traces of any history left. However, Fort Monroe would warrant a visit by history buffs. 

Lee Hall:
Army Balloon School

Camp Abraham Eustis

Morrison:
Camp Morrison

Newport News:
Ports of Embarkation.
Camp Alexander

Camp Hill 

Camp Stuart

Norfolk:
Norfolk Army Base 
Norfolk Army Base was just south of Norfolk Naval Base. It also saw use during WWII. It is no longer an active base.


Norfolk Naval Hospital

Norfolk Naval Yard
Norfolk Naval Base is still active, and is the world's largest naval base!
Portsmouth:

Craney Island Naval Reservation

Portsmouth Naval Hospital and Portsmouth Naval Shipyard.

Portsmouth Naval Hospital and Naval Shipyard are still active bases.
St. Julian's Creek Naval Magazine
Suffolk:

Pig Point Ammunition Depot
Pig Point was renamed Nansemond Ammo Depot during WWII. Today the site is that of a local jr. college.

Petersburg:
Camp Lee 
Camp Lee was one of 16 National Army cantonments. It was named after Confederate General Robert E. Lee, and was opened adjacent to the Petersburg Civil War Battlefield. It is still an active base.

Richmond:
Aviation General Supply and Repair Depot

Balloon General Supply Depot
Debarkation Hospital #52 

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