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Hampton Roads

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Hampton Roads roadstead, 4 mi (6.4 km) long and 40 ft (12.2 m) deep, SE Va., through which the waters of the James, Nansemond, and Elizabeth rivers pass into Chesapeake Bay. One of the finest natural harbors in the world, it has been a major anchorage point since colonial times and has extensive harbor facilities and shipyards; Newport News and Hampton are on the north shore and Norfolk and Portsmouth on the south. The Port of Hampton Roads, established in 1926 under the State Port Authority of Virginia, is one of the busiest U.S. seaports. Hampton Roads has long been important to the U.S. navy;... Read more
Hampton Roads Conference
...1865) Informal and unsuccessful peace talks at Hampton Roads, Va., during the American Civil War . Pres. Abraham...independence only, no settlement was reached. Hampton Roads Conference Hampton Roads Conference Hampton Roads Conference Read more
Hampton Roads Conference
Hampton Roads Conference (3 February 1865) An abortive conference to negotiate an end...AMERICAN CIVIL WAR . At a meeting on a Union (Northern) steamer moored in Hampton Roads, Virginia, Confederate demands, put forward by the Southern President... Read more

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