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Following the recapture of Norfolk and Portsmouth by the Union forces, the name of the shipyard was changed to Norfolk Naval Shipyard. The name of the shipyard was derived from its location in Norfolk County. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard today is located entirely within the city limits of Portsmouth, Virginia. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard name has been retained to minimize any confusion with the ...
Virginia counties and cities by year of establishment. The Commonwealth of Virginiais divided into 95 counties, along with 38 independent citiesthat are considered county-equivalentsfor census purposes, totaling 133 second-level subdivisions. In Virginia, cities are co-equal levels of government to counties, but towns are part of counties.
This is a list of electricity-generating power stations in the U.S. state of Virginia. In 2019, Virginia had a total summer capacity of 28,045 MW (the total capacity of all stations given below is 24,986 MW ) through all of its power plants, and a net generation of 96,828 GWh. [2] The corresponding electrical energy generation mix in 2021 was 56.6% natural gas, 29.9% nuclear, 3.8% solar, 3.6% ...
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The Naval Medical Center Portsmouth ( NMCP ), formerly Naval Hospital Portsmouth, [5] and originally Norfolk Naval Hospital, [6] is a United States Navy medical center in Portsmouth, Virginia, United States.
United States Lightship 101, now known as Portsmouth as a museum ship, was first stationed at Cape Charles, Virginia. Today she is at the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard Museum in Portsmouth, Virginia. Portsmouth never had a lightship station; however, when the vessel was dry docked there as a museum, she took on the pseudonym Portsmouth.
Portsmouth Courthouse, also known as Norfolk County Courthouse, is a historic courthouse building located at Portsmouth, Virginia, United States. It was built in 1846, and is a one-story with basement, Greek Revival style brick building.
Massachusetts. Nantucket takes its name from a word in an Eastern Algonquian language of southern New England, originally spelled variously as natocke, nantaticut, nantican, and nautican. The meaning of the term is uncertain, although it may have meant "in the midst of waters," or "far away island." [2] Napa County.