Camp Pendleton (Virginia)
Camp Pendleton is a 325-acre (1.32 km2) state military reservation in Virginia Beach, Virginia, named after Confederate Brigadier General William N. Pendleton, who served as Robert E. Lee's chief of artillery during the American Civil War. It lies on the Atlantic coast slightly east of Naval Air Station Oceana.
Camp Pendleton-State Military Reservation Historic District | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
Virginia Landmarks Register | |
Rifle range tower at Camp Pendleton | |
| Location | Roughly bounded by General Booth Blvd., S. Birdneck Rd., and the Atlantic Ocean, Virginia Beach, Virginia |
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| Coordinates | 36°48′54″N 75°58′58″W |
| Area | 328 acres (133 ha) |
| Built | 1911 |
| Architect | W.W. LaPrade, Col. Charles D. Hartman |
| Architectural style | Bungalow/craftsman |
| NRHP reference No. | 04000852 |
| VLR No. | 134-0413 |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | September 26, 2005 |
| Designated VLR | June 16, 2004 |
Since Camp Pendleton is owned by the State of Virginia and not the federal government, the facility was not covered by The Naming Commission's mandate to rename US military installations. However, in January 2021 Governor Ralph Northam "directed his administration to review and recommend a replacement name for Camp Pendleton". Northam was unable to rename this base before he was replaced as governor in January 2022 by Glenn Youngkin who decided not to continue his predecessor's uncompleted work.