Mulberry Island
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Mulberry Island is located along the
History
Mulberry Island, settled shortly after
During the
From 1898 to 1918, Mulberry Island was home to Davis & Kimpton Brickyard.[2] The brickyard sat on the west bank of the Warwick River.[3]
Prior to its acquisition by the U.S. government for $538,000, Mulberry Island was primarily farmland. During the first World War, Camp Abraham Eustis was established on the historic island and adjacent land in
Modern times
Fort Eustis is currently home to the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command (TRADOC). Since 1958, following a political consolidation of the former Warwick County with the independent city of Newport News, almost all of the base and all of Mulberry Island are located within the corporate limits of Newport News. An Army Aviation School is also located at Fort Eustis.
An array of ships part of the National Defense Reserve Fleet are anchored adjacent to Mulberry Island in the middle of the James River. Considered an environmental hazard, the numbers of this reserve fleet are being reduced each year as ships are transported away as scrap. These ships are termed the "Idle Fleet" in local parlance.
References
Notes
- ISBN 978-1648900334.
- ^ Newport News Historic Sites[permanent dead link]
- ^ Opperman, Antony F.; Ralph, MaryAnna (1988). "Davis and Kimpton Brickyard" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved November 27, 2017.
Sources
External links
- Fort Eustis official website
- Davis & Kimpton Brickyard - DoI National Historic Places Registration
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. VA-43, "Davis & Kimpton Brickyard", 12 photos, 5 measured drawings, 9 data pages, 2 photo caption pages