Hampton, VA

HAMPTON, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Elizabeth City co., Va., 94 ms. S. E. of Richmond; from W. 209 ms. Watered by Hampton river. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
City or Town
Containing Unit
Elizabeth City County, VA

Hampton, Virginia (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
HAMPTON, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Elizabeth City co., Va., 94 ms. S. E. of Richmond; from W. 209 ms. Watered by Hampton river.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Date Type
In Hampton, Virginia, a mass meeting called to encourage black migration to Florida fails in its object Campaigns/Elections
In Hampton, Virginia, Mary Smith Peake teaches her first classes for "contrabands" Education/Culture
In York County, Virginia, Confederate troops repulse a Union attack at the Battle of Big Bethel Battles/Soldiers
Mary Smith Peake, teacher of classes for "contrabands," dies of tuberculosis in Hampton, Virginia Personal
The cornerstone of the Soldiers' Monument is laid at Hampton National Cemetery in Virginia. Battles/Soldiers
Burial Place of
Name Type
Fort Monroe, VA Location or Site
Date Title
New York Herald, “Our Fashionable Summer Resorts,” June 2, 1861
Abraham Lincoln to John Dix, January 14, 1863
Freedom's First Generation: Black Hampton, Virginia, 1861-1890
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