As an official Coast Guard City, Portsmouth is proud to showcase the early days of Coast Guard service. The Lightship Portsmouth Museum contains artifacts and exhibits detailing what life was like on board for those men (no women at the time) who served to protect our shores.
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The Lightship Reveals New Stories
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Black History Year Round
Find out how baseball led the way in local desegregation within Hampton Roads. Portsmouth and Hampton led the charge at their local stadiums and after a lengthy boycott, Norfolk did the same. Learn more at the Portsmouth Colored Community Library where Black History is commemorated year-round.
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A Post Such As Portsmouth – 1781
March 28 and 29 Re-Enactment – A Post Such As Portsmouth – British Operations in Hampton Roads, 1781 – is a 2-day re-enactment designed to inform and entertain the public. It features a variety of civilian impressions, military impressions, as well as members of the Royal Navy. The event takes place March 28-29, 2020 at …
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Portsmouth Featured in Roulez Magazine
Roulez Magazine is a virtual publication celebrating “the bounty of everyday life within widely diverse regions of the United States and other geographies.” Kimberly Toms researched and wrote an in depth article about Portsmouth, Virginia, focusing on the history and culture of this old seaport town located in Coastal Virginia. Nicholas Crawford provided some splendid …
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