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Map showing the Southern Maryland Railroad and its connections : north, south, east, and west Covers Maryland, eastern Virginia, Delmarva Peninsula, and southeastern Pennsylvania. Relief shown by hachures. Also shows shipping routes in Chesapeake Bay.
21 gru 2022 · On March 8, 1862, Virginia attacked elements of the Union’s North Atlantic Blockading Squadron in Hampton Roads, Virginia, scoring one of the most dramatic naval victories of the American Civil War. In one afternoon, the Confederate ironclad ram sank two Union capital ships and damaged two others, sank two transports and captured another, and ...
Alexandria. During the early 1800s, Alexandria was the primier port on the Potomac River. In its harbor, ships unloaded their cargoes of Antigua rum, Puerto Rico coffee and Lisbon wines, as well as manufactured goods from Great Britain.
1815-1830. During the 18th century, ships carrying cargo, passengers and mail between Europe and America would sail only when they were full. However, in the early 19th century, as trade with America became more common, schedule regularity became a valuable service.
A sketch of the state of West Virginia ... with a brief notice of each county and an official state directory and map. 1870. DEBAR, J. H. Diss. Virginia, Maryland & Delware. 1856. Black, Adam & Charles.
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Portsmouth, Virginia is the oldest naval shipyard in the United States. It was established November 1, 1767 under the British flag, thirty-one years before the...
This Interactive Map of Virginia Counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the Virginia territory in 1617 to 1995.
