Description - Hampton's Olde Wythe by Old Wythe Neighborhood Association
While the Olde Wythe neighborhood in Hampton looks like many of the picturesque communities in America, itspast is one all its own. The area’s namesake, George Wythe, was a signer of the Declarationof Independence, a delegate to theConstitutional Convention and a man opposedto slavery who freed his own slaves and suffered arsenic poisoning for hisposition. Olde Wythe battled a Britishinvasion during the War of 1812 and witnessed intense ironclad battles fought nearits shores during the Civil War. Join the Olde Wythe Neighborhood Associationas it presents the colorful and harrowing history of Hampton’s Olde Wythe.
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