Gwynn, Virginia

The Battle of Gwynn's Island (July 8–10, 1776) saw Andrew Lewis lead patriot soldiers from Virginia against John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore's small naval squadron and British loyalist troops. In this American Revolutionary War action, accurate cannon fire from the nearby Virginia mainland persuaded Dunmore to abandon his base at Gwynn's Island. While camping on the island, the loyalists suffered heavy mortality from smallpox and an unknown fever, particularly among the escaped slaves that Dunmore recruited to fight against the American rebels. Gwynn's Island is located on the western shore of Chesapeake Bay in Mathews County, Virginia. In late 1775, Dunmore and his loyalist forces were defeated and withdrew aboard their ships off Norfolk. Blocked by American troops from securing food near Norfolk, Dunmore sailed north to base his force at Gwynn's Island for six weeks. The ill-fed loyalists were cooped up aboard Dunmore's ships too long and smallpox broke out. After being driven away from Gwynn's Island, Dunmore's ships lingered in Chesapeake Bay before his vessels departed for New York and other locations. Dunmore's absence allowed Virginia's troops to join General George Washington's main army.

Gwynn's Island is an summer colony island located in the Chesapeake Bay off of Virginia's Middle Peninsula. The island is located in the northeast part of Mathews County, south of the mouth of the Piankatank River. It is connected to the rest of the county by a swing bridge over Milford Haven. The communities of Gwynn and Grimstead are located on the island.

Grimstead is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Grimstead is located on Gwynn's Island 4.5 miles (7.2 km) north-northeast of Mathews. Grimstead has a post office with ZIP code 23064.

Fort Cricket Hill is an historic American Revolutionary War site in Mathews County, Virginia. The site is located near the Gwynn's Island bridge, which carries Cricket Hill Road (Virginia Route 223) to the island from the mainland near the village of Cricket Hill. From fortifications on this site (now marked by a plaque and observation deck), rebel Patriot forces fired on British forces controlled by the royal governor, Lord Dunmore, that had occupied Gwynn's Island.The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

Cricket Hill is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U.S. state of Virginia.

Redart is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, in the U. S. state of Virginia. The name is a reversal of Trader, the name of an early settler.

Hudgins is an unincorporated community in northern Mathews County, Virginia, United States. It lies north of the community of Mathews, the county seat of Mathews County. Its elevation is 10 feet (3 m). Although Hudgins is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP Code of 23076.The community of Hudgins hosts United States Coast Guard Station Milford Haven and United States Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Milford Haven. Donk's Theatre was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2011. In early 2016, the roof of the theater collapsed from the weight of snow and ice and the building had to be demolished completely.

Donk's Theatre was a historic movie theater located at Hudgins, Mathews County, Virginia.

Hallieford is an unincorporated community in Mathews County, Virginia, United States. Hallieford is 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northwest of Mathews. Hallieford has a post office with ZIP code 23068.

Stingray Point is a small community on the Chesapeake Bay near the village of Deltaville in Middlesex County, Virginia. It is located at the eastern terminus of State Route 33. It is populated by fewer than 250 full-time residents; however, during summer months that population surges as tourists and vacationers flock to Deltaville for recreation on the bay. Most of the houses on Stingray Point are cottages and weekend homes. Stingray Point is also home to Stingray Point Marina, one of the Deltaville area's many marinas.Stingray Point gets its name from the 17th century when Captain John Smith was stung while fishing with his men off a shoal near the point by a Cownose Ray. Smith was seriously injured by the sting, and even gave orders to his men as to the disposal of his body should he perish. Treated with hot compresses, he recovered well enough by evening that he dined on the ray. Local legend records that he was saved by a mudpack derived from mud found at a nearby creek and administered by a native medicine man; the creek has since been known as Antipoison Creek.

The Stingray Point Light was a lighthouse located at the mouth of the Rappahannock River.

F.D. Crockett is a Poquoson-style Chesapeake Bay log-built oyster buy-boat, built in 1924 in Seaford, Virginia, by Alexander Gaines. The length of the boat is 62.8 feet. overall, 55.8 foot keel length, with a beam of 15.7 feet and draft of 4.6 feet. The gross tonnage is 28, net tonnage 16. The F.D. Crockett was built primarily for freight hauling and the buying and transporting of produce. She is ported at the Deltaville Maritime Museum near Deltaville, Virginia. She is on display for educational purposes and travels the Chesapeake Bay as an ambassador for the museum.She was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2012.