Cape Henry
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Cape Henry is a prominent headland in Virginia at the southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay, historically known as the landing site of the first English colonists who founded Jamestown.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cape
ⓘ
headland ⓘ |
| administeredInPartBy | National Park Service NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithColony | Jamestown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithCompany | Virginia Company of London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithWar |
American Civil War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
American Revolutionary War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| battleNearby | Battle of the Capes (1781 naval battle off the Virginia Capes) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | humid subtropical ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| countyBeforeCityConsolidation | Princess Anne County, Virginia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| discoveredByEuropeans | English explorers ⓘ |
| firstEnglishLandingSiteInRegion | yes GENERATED ⓘ |
| forms | southern boundary of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| formsEntranceWith | Cape Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricDistrict | Cape Henry Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | First Landing Cross NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Cape Henry Lighthouse (Old Cape Henry Lighthouse)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New Cape Henry Lighthouse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicDistrictDesignation | National Historic Landmark NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicDistrictDesignationYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| landingDate | 26 April 1607 ⓘ |
| landingPartyLeader | Captain Christopher Newport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| lighthouseFunction | aids navigation at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
City of Virginia Beach
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia ⓘ |
| locatedInOrNear | southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Atlantic Ocean
ⓘ
Chesapeake Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memorialCommemorates | 1607 English landing ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyProtectedArea |
Cape Henry Memorial (Colonial National Historical Park unit)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First Landing State Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| newLighthouseCompletionYear | 1881 ⓘ |
| newLighthouseHeight | about 157 feet ⓘ |
| newLighthouseMaterial | cast-iron ⓘ |
| notableEvent | landing of the first permanent English colonists in Virginia in 1607 ⓘ |
| oldLighthouseCompletionYear | 1792 ⓘ |
| oldLighthouseHeight | about 90 feet ⓘ |
| oldLighthouseMaterial | aquia sandstone ⓘ |
| oppositeOf | Cape Charles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Hampton Roads region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryEcosystem | coastal dune and maritime forest ⓘ |
| region |
Mid-Atlantic states
ⓘ
surface form:
Mid-Atlantic United States
|
| state | Virginia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | controls access to Chesapeake Bay and Hampton Roads ⓘ |
| usedIn | coastal defense of the United States ⓘ |
| withinOrAdjacentTo | Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek–Fort Story NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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