Thursday, November 3, 2016

Dillingham Blvd

If you read my last post, you know that my relatives helped to dismantle the Jamestown Exposition homes at Sewells Point. Some of the homes were saved and  became part of what is known as "Admirals' Row" on the Naval Base.

Naturally, I wanted to know more about these homes, so I googled them. To my surprise, I discovered that the famous homes are on "Dillingham Boulevard," named after Admiral A. C. Dillingham.
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Part of Admirals Row on Dillingham Blvd.
PilotOnline.com
Whoosh! Mind blown... I contacted the Dillingham family expert (in England) and learned that I am descended from the New England Dillinghams and so is Adm. A. C. Dillingham. The Admiral is my cousin. And an important road is named after him in my own hometown.

in 1907 Sewells Point was far enough away from Hampton, Newport News, Portsmouth, and Norfolk to be neutral territory, providing roughly equal economic benefits to each city
Jamestown Exposition of 1907 historical site
http://www.virginiaplaces.org/parktour/jamestownexposition.html
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Rear Admiral Albert Caldwell Dillingham

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  1. Elijah PalmerNovember 3, 2017 at 1:56 PM

    Hello, I ran into your blog while searching for more information about Adm. Dillingham's early life. I work for the Hampton Roads Naval Museum in Norfolk. I think you might enjoy these blog posts regarding your relative.
    http://hamptonroadsnavalmuseum.blogspot.com/2017/07/one-century-ago-admiral-dillingham.html
    http://hamptonroadsnavalmuseum.blogspot.com/2017/10/one-century-ago-naval-station-norfolk.html

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    1. MindfulMusingNovember 9, 2017 at 12:30 PM

      Thank you so much! I posted your links on the Dillingham Family Facebook page. Already getting comments...

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  2. UnknownJanuary 15, 2018 at 10:18 AM

    I am a Geni member and get regular updates. Today I got an update about Admiral A.C. Dillingham, my first cousin, three times removed. Google further led me to your delightful post. The Dillingham family has an interesting history in New England. Thanks for your interesting post. Elijah Palmer, I also found the articles you mentioned.

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    1. MindfulMusingJanuary 15, 2018 at 1:42 PM

      I would be interested in any information you may have about the parentage of John Dillingham of Valparaiso. He was originally from New England. I would also recommend that you look for the Dillingham group on Facebook if you haven't already.

      Teresa

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