A History of Service Portsmouth, Virginia – A small, seaport town on the Elizabeth River.  Virginia’s Historic Seaport.  The cradle of military history in Virginia. Home to America’s oldest naval shipyard, its oldest naval hospital, the 5th District of the U. S. Coast Guard, and the headquarters for the Coast Guard’s Atlantic Command. For over 250 …
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Portsmouth Brings Military History to Life
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Visiting Portsmouth, Virginia by Boat
Mile Marker Zero Welcome to Mile Marker Zero on the Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway. The AICW runs for over 1,100 miles to just beyond Plantation Key, Florida and has a connection at Fort Myer’s, Florida to the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway connecting to Brownsville, Texas. Â Often called “the ditch,” the AICW is frequented by both pleasure boaters …
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