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Historical Highway MarkersPortsmouth Naval HospitalQ-8-h
This was begun in 1827 and opened in 1830. The hospital was taxed to its capacity in the great yellow fever epidemic of 1855 which decimated Portsmouth and Norfolk. This hospital has cared for the sick and wounded of the Navy in all wars of the United States since its establishment. It is the oldest hospital of the Navy.
Virginia Conservation Commission, 1948 See a problem? Report it to HighwayMarkers@dhr.virginia.gov. |
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