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.

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Cape Henry canonical 3
Cape Henry Memorial 1
Cape Henry, Virginia 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cape
headland
administeredInPartBy National Park Service
associatedWithColony Jamestown
associatedWithCompany Virginia Company of London
associatedWithWar American Civil War
American Revolutionary War
battleNearby Battle of the Capes (1781 naval battle off the Virginia Capes)
climate humid subtropical
country United States
countyBeforeCityConsolidation Princess Anne County, Virginia
discoveredByEuropeans English explorers
firstEnglishLandingSiteInRegion yes
forms southern boundary of the entrance to Chesapeake Bay
formsEntranceWith Cape Charles
hasHistoricDistrict Cape Henry Historic District
hasMemorial First Landing Cross
hasStructure Cape Henry Lighthouse (Old Cape Henry Lighthouse)
New Cape Henry Lighthouse
historicDistrictDesignation National Historic Landmark
historicDistrictDesignationYear 1964
landingDate 26 April 1607
landingPartyLeader Captain Christopher Newport
lighthouseFunction aids navigation at the entrance to Chesapeake Bay
locatedIn City of Virginia Beach
Virginia
locatedInOrNear southern entrance to Chesapeake Bay
locatedOnBodyOfWater Atlantic Ocean
Chesapeake Bay
memorialCommemorates 1607 English landing
namedAfter Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales
nearbyProtectedArea Cape Henry Memorial (Colonial National Historical Park unit)
First Landing State Park
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
partOf Hampton Roads region
linked to: Hampton Roads
primaryEcosystem coastal dune and maritime forest
region Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic 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

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Fort Story locatedAt Cape Henry
National Park Service areas in Virginia hasPart Cape Henry Memorial
linked to: Cape Henry
Seashore State Park near Cape Henry
Jamestown Colony ships arrivalRegion Cape Henry, Virginia
linked to: Cape Henry