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Gwynn's Island is an island in the Chesapeake Bay and the U.S. state of Virginia, lying off of the Middle Peninsula. A summer colony, the island is located in the northeast part of Mathews County, south of the mouth of the Piankatank River. It is connected to the rest of the county by a swing bridge over Milford Haven.
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The Battle of Gwynn's Island (July 8–10, 1776) saw Andrew Lewis lead patriot soldiers from Virginia against John Murray, 4th Earl of Dunmore's small naval squadron and British loyalist troops. In this American Revolutionary War action, accurate cannon fire from the nearby Virginia mainland persuaded Dunmore to abandon his base at Gwynn's Island .
Gwyn claimed to discover Gwynn's Island in c. 1611. [6] According to legend, Gwynn saved Pocahontas from a sinking canoe near the island. [7] At a January 1624 muster, Hugh Wing was listed as aged 30 years. [2] In 1635, Gwyn petitioned King Charles I for ownership of the island and in 1640 was given 1,000 acres (4.0 km 2). [8]
The AQUASCOPE is on exhibit at the Calvert Marine Museum in Solomons, Maryland. [21] Gilbert C. Klingel [22] died May 16, 1983, in Virginia at the age of 74. [23] There is a permanent exhibit about his life and work at the Gwynn's Island Museum, Gwynn, Mathews County, Virginia. [24]
East of the Gwynn's Island bridge [6: Hudgins: Revolutionary War fortifications 3: Gwynn's Island Historic District: May 6, 2024 : Generally including Route 223 (Cricket Hill Rd.), Route 633 (Old Ferry Road, N. Bay Haven Road).
Donald Trump's mother Mary Anne MacLeod, aged 14, sits on the windowsill of a house in the village of Tong [Getty Images]