Portsmouth (Estados Unidos, Virginia)

"Portsmouth es una ciudad independiente situada en la Mancomunidad de Virginia, Estados Unidos de América. La ciudad se encuentra en la orilla occidental del río Elizabeth, justo enfrente de la ciudad de Norfolk. Portsmouth fue fundada por la Asamblea General de Virginia por el Coronel William Crawford, un rico comerciante y propietario de buques, en 1752. En 1855, el área de Norfolk y Portsmouth sufrió una epidemia de fiebre amarilla, que mató a 1 de cada 3 ciudadanos. Se convirtió en una ciudad independiente del condado de Norfolk en 1858."

"Portsmouth is an independent city located in the U.S. commonwealth of Virginia. As of the 2010 census, the population was 95,535. It is part of the Hampton Roads metropolitan area. The Norfolk Naval Shipyard, often called the Norfolk Navy Yard, is a historic and active U.S. Navy facility that is actually located in Portsmouth rather than Norfolk; the original name "Gosport" was changed to "Norfolk" to reflect its location in Norfolk County, VA. The shipyard upgrades, remodels, and repairs ships of the US Navy and is one of the few facilities in the world with the capability to dry dock an aircraft carrier. Directly opposite Norfolk, the city of Portsmouth also has miles of waterfront land on the Elizabeth River as part of the harbor of Hampton Roads. There is a ferry boat that takes riders back and forth across the water between Downtown Norfolk and Olde Towne Portsmouth."