Hampton History Museum

Ahoy! Our FREE Blackbeard Pirate Festival Weekend includes staff-led tours of the galleries exploring key points in Hampton's past. The tours leave from the lobby on the hour 11 am-3 pm on Saturday, June 13 & 1-4 pm on Sunday, June 14. Museum hours are 9 am-5 pm & 1-5 pm, respectively. You are welcome to drop in anytime. Be sure to view our special HamptonVA 250 commemorative exhibit "Revolutionary Hampton: Journeys of Liberty" on our second floor. We look forward to seeing you!

120 Old Hampton Lane, Downtown Hampton
www.hamptonhistorymuseum.org 757-727-1102

Hampton, VA - Gov Visit Hampton, Virginia!

We look forward to welcoming you with FREE admission and tours this weekend. Check out all there is to see, do, and experience during the Blackbeard Pirate Festival! See you soon!

Today in Hampton History
2008 - Phenix Hall is damaged by fire. The building, on the campus of Hampton University, was the home of George P. Phenix High School from 1932 to 1962. The fire was limited to the exterior of the building.

Image: Phenix High School at the Hampton Institute https://www.phenixhighstory.org/

Find more Phenix history in the Museum’s collections online:
https://hampton.catalogaccess.com/search?search=Phenix&includedFields=Objects%2CPhotos%2CLibrary%2CArchives%2CPeople&page=1&size=10&withImages=false

Today in Hampton History
1920 - The Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory is dedicated at Langley Field. The event celebrated the lab’s completion of its atmospheric wind tunnel, dynamometer lab, and support facilities. The dedication also solidified Langley as the home of NACA (National Advisory Committee on Aeronautics, the precursor to NASA). The dedication ceremony included a 25-plane flyover led by Brig. Gen. “Billy” Mitchell.

Images of Atmospheric Wind Tunnel/Tunnel One: https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/atmospheric-wind-tunnel-1

http://crgis.ndc.nasa.gov/historic/NACA_Tunnel_One