Factory Point, Virginia

Factory Point is a land peninsula separating the Back River and the Chesapeake Bay in the Commonwealth of Virginia.

Factory Point has received much local attention due to erosion by a nor'easter.

The peninsula is the buffer from wave action coming from the Chesapeake Bay into Back River.

In 1998, a spit of sand connecting Factory Point to Grand View Nature Preserve was washed away in a storm, reducing Factory Point to an island.

It was once home to a bustling seaport and a center for shipbuilding in the 1800s.