Hampton (Virginia) Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
independent city in Virginia, United States
About Hampton (Virginia)
Hampton was settled in 1610 after Captain Christopher Newport and his men arrived and first called the area Point Comfort in 1607. Although they would found Jamestown upriver prior to Hampton, Hampton is considered to be the oldest continuously inhabited town in the USA due to Jamestown's abandonment in 1699. Hampton is also notable in that it is considered to be the start of the slave trade in America, when a ship called the White Lion brought indentured servants (though basically slaves) from the modern day area of Angola in 1619. After British forces captured the defense works of Point Comfort in the War of 1812, the US army established Fort Monroe on the site, which would later become important in the Civil War, and as a place of imprisonment for Jefferson Davis following the war in a
Top Attractions in Hampton (Virginia)
Explore the best things to see and do in Hampton (Virginia):
- ★Aberdeen Gardens Historic Museum
- ★Air Power Park
- ★Bluebird Gap Farm
- ★Buckroe Beach
- ★Fort Monroe National Monument
- ★Fort Wool
- ★Grandview Nature Preserve
- ★Hampton History Museum
Where to Stay in Hampton (Virginia)
- 🏨Embassy Suites Hampton
- 🏨Extended Stay America - Hampton - Coliseum Hotel
- 🏨Magnolia House Inn Bed and Breakfast
- 🏨Marriott Courtyard Hampton
- 🏨The Landing at Hampton Marina, Tapestry Collection by Hilton
Hampton (Virginia) Travel Guide Sections
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