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39 relations: American Civil War, Battle of Craney Island, Battle of Hampton Roads, Confederate States of America, Crane (bird), CSS Virginia, Elizabeth River (Virginia), Endangered species, Hampton Roads, Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission, Heron, Independent city, Interstate 664, Ironclad warship, Lambert's Point, Lighthouse, Lightvessel, Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel, National Audubon Society, Norfolk County, Virginia, Norfolk Naval Shipyard, Norfolk, Virginia, Old Dominion University, Osprey, Pelican, Piping plover, Portsmouth, Virginia, South Hampton Roads, Tern, The Virginian-Pilot, Union (American Civil War), United States, United States Army Corps of Engineers, United States Navy, USS Constellation (1797), USS Monitor, Virginia, War of 1812, Willoughby Spit.
American Civil War
The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.
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Battle of Craney Island
The Battle of Craney Island was a victory for the United States during the War of 1812.
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Battle of Hampton Roads
The Battle of Hampton Roads, often referred to as either the Battle of the Monitor and Merrimack (or Virginia) or the Battle of Ironclads, was the most noted and arguably most important naval battle of the American Civil War from the standpoint of the development of navies.
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Confederate States of America
The Confederate States of America (CSA or C.S.), commonly referred to as the Confederacy, was an unrecognized country in North America that existed from 1861 to 1865.
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Crane (bird)
Cranes are a family, Gruidae, of large, long-legged and long-necked birds in the group Gruiformes.
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CSS Virginia
CSS Virginia was the first steam-powered ironclad warship built by the Confederate States Navy during the first year of the American Civil War; she was constructed as a casemate ironclad using the raised and cut down original lower hull and engines of the scuttled steam frigate.
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Elizabeth River (Virginia)
The Elizabeth River is a U.S. Geological Survey.
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Endangered species
An endangered species is a species which has been categorized as very likely to become extinct.
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Hampton Roads
Hampton Roads is the name of both a body of water in Virginia and the surrounding metropolitan region in Southeastern Virginia and Northeastern North Carolina, United States.
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Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission
The Hampton Roads Transportation Accountability Commission (HRTAC) is a political subdivision of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States that has the responsibility for funding several major traffic projects in the Hampton Roads area.
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Heron
The herons are the long-legged freshwater and coastal birds in the family Ardeidae, with 64 recognised species, some of which are referred to as egrets or bitterns rather than herons.
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Independent city
An independent city or independent town is a city or town that does not form part of another general-purpose local government entity (such as a county).
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Interstate 664
Interstate 664 (I-664) is an auxiliary Interstate Highway in the U.S. state of Virginia.
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Ironclad warship
An ironclad is a steam-propelled warship protected by iron or steel armor plates used in the early part of the second half of the 19th century.
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Lambert's Point
Lamberts Point is a point of land on the east shore of the Elizabeth River near the downtown area of the independent city of Norfolk in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia, United States.
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Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses and to serve as a navigational aid for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways.
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Lightvessel
A lightvessel, or lightship, is a ship which acts as a lighthouse.
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Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel
Monitor–Merrimac Memorial Bridge–Tunnel (MMMBT) is the 4.6 mile-long (7.4 km) Hampton Roads crossing for Interstate 664 in the southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States.
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National Audubon Society
The National Audubon Society (Audubon) is a non-profit environmental organization dedicated to conservation.
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Norfolk County, Virginia
Norfolk County was a county of the South Hampton Roads in eastern Virginia in the United States that was created in 1691.
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Norfolk Naval Shipyard
The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard and abbreviated as NNSY, is a U.S. Navy facility in Portsmouth, Virginia, for building, remodeling, and repairing the Navy's ships. It is the oldest and largest industrial facility that belongs to the U.S. Navy as well as the most multifaceted. Located on the Elizabeth River, the yard is just a short distance upriver from its mouth at Hampton Roads. It was established as Gosport Shipyard in 1767. Destroyed during the American Revolutionary War, it was rebuilt and became home to the first operational drydock in the United States in the 1820s. Changing hands during the American Civil War, it served the Confederate States Navy until it was again destroyed in 1862, when it was given its current name. The shipyard was again rebuilt, and has continued operation through the present day.
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Norfolk, Virginia
Norfolk is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States.
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Old Dominion University
Old Dominion University, also known as ODU, is a public, co-educational research university located in Norfolk, Virginia, United States, with two satellite campuses in the Hampton Roads area.
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Osprey
The osprey or more specifically the western osprey (Pandion haliaetus) — also called sea hawk, river hawk, and fish hawk — is a diurnal, fish-eating bird of prey with a cosmopolitan range.
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Pelican
Pelicans are a genus of large water birds that make up the family Pelecanidae.
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Piping plover
The piping plover (Charadrius melodus) is a small sand-colored, sparrow-sized shorebird that nests and feeds along coastal sand and gravel beaches in North America.
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Portsmouth, Virginia
Portsmouth is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
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South Hampton Roads
South Hampton Roads is a region located in the extreme southeastern portion of Virginia in the United States with a total population of 1,191,937.
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Tern
Terns are seabirds in the family Laridae that have a worldwide distribution and are normally found near the sea, rivers, or wetlands.
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The Virginian-Pilot
The Virginian-Pilot is a daily newspaper based in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Union (American Civil War)
During the American Civil War (1861–1865), the Union, also known as the North, referred to the United States of America and specifically to the national government of President Abraham Lincoln and the 20 free states, as well as 4 border and slave states (some with split governments and troops sent both north and south) that supported it.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Army Corps of Engineers
The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) is a U.S. federal agency under the Department of Defense and a major Army command made up of some 37,000 civilian and military personnel, making it one of the world's largest public engineering, design, and construction management agencies.
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United States Navy
The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.
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USS Constellation (1797)
USS Constellation was a nominally rated 38-gun wooden-hulled, three-masted frigate of the United States Navy.
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USS Monitor
USS Monitor was an iron-hulled steamship.
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Virginia
Virginia (officially the Commonwealth of Virginia) is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States located between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains.
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War of 1812
The War of 1812 was a conflict fought between the United States, the United Kingdom, and their respective allies from June 1812 to February 1815.
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Willoughby Spit
Willoughby Spit is a peninsula of land in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia in the United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craney_Island_(Virginia)
