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Fort Nelson (Virginia)

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Plan of Fort Nelson, Virginia, 1798
Plan of Fort Nelson, Virginia, 1798

Fort Nelson was a fort located on Hospital Point in Portsmouth, Virginia, which is currently the site of the Portsmouth Naval Hospital. The fort was named for Thomas Nelson Jr., governor of Virginia in 1781. It and Fort Norfolk were built to guard the Elizabeth River, including the cities of Norfolk and Portsmouth and the Gosport Navy Yard. The fort was originally built by patriot forces with funding from the Virginia government in 1776 during the American Revolutionary War, but destroyed when the British occupied the area in 1779. A British map shows that they rebuilt the fort by 1781. Following the Revolution, the fort was again rebuilt in 1794 under the first system of US fortifications, was garrisoned in the War of 1812, but was demolished in 1827 to make room for the naval hospital. The fort was again rebuilt by Confederate forces in 1861, but the Confederates evacuated the area in May 1862 and the fort was eventually demolished.

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Fort Nelson (Virginia)
Williamson Drive, Portsmouth

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Williamson Drive 510
23704 Portsmouth
Virginia, United States
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Plan of Fort Nelson, Virginia, 1798
Plan of Fort Nelson, Virginia, 1798
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