Craney Island (Virginia)

Craney Island
Craney Island Blockhouse during the War of 1812[1]
Craney Island is located in Virginia
Craney Island
Craney Island
Craney Island is located in the United States
Craney Island
Craney Island
Geography
LocationElizabeth River
Coordinates36°53′33″N 76°21′34″W / 36.89250°N 76.35944°W / 36.89250; -76.35944
Total islands1
Administration
United States
StateVirginia
CityCity of Portsmouth
Demographics
Populationnone
Craney Island Fort
Craney Island, Portsmouth (formerly Norfolk County), Virginia
TypeEarthwork fort
Site information
Controlled byU.S. Army Corps of Engineers
ConditionNo remains
Site history
Built1813, 1862
Built byUnited States Army Corps of Engineers
Confederate forces
In use1813–1820, 1862
MaterialsEarth
Battles/warsWar of 1812
American Civil War
Map of the Battle of Craney Island
Craney Island Light; this structure stood 1884–1936

Craney Island is a point of land in the independent city of Portsmouth in the South Hampton Roads region of eastern Virginia in the United States. The location, formerly in Norfolk County, is near the mouth of the Elizabeth River opposite Lambert's Point on Hampton Roads. It is home to the Craney Island US Naval Supply Center, managed by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

  1. ^ Lossing, Benson (1868). The Pictorial Field-Book of the War of 1812. Harper & Brothers, Publishers. p. 686. ISBN 9780665291364.