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(Independent cities): 3,492 – 453,649 (Virginia Beach) Areas (Counties) : 26 square miles (67 km 2 ) ( Arlington ) – 978 square miles (2,530 km 2 ) ( Pittsylvania )
- List of Former Counties, Cities, and Towns of Virginia
An 1864 county map of Virginia and West Virginia following...
- List of Towns in Virginia
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- Prince George County
History The coat of arms of Prince George County, adopted in...
- Administrative Divisions of Virginia
The administrative divisions of Virginia are the areas into...
- Covington
Covington is an independent city in the Commonwealth of...
- Southampton County
In August 1831, an enslaved preacher named Nat Turner led a...
- Lee County
Lee County, Virginia – Racial and ethnic composition Note:...
- Highland County
Highland County is a county located in the Commonwealth of...
- Campbell County
Campbell County is a United States county situated in the...
- Mathews County
History. During Virginia's colonial era, the area that later...
- List of Former Counties, Cities, and Towns of Virginia
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Native Americans
Chesepians were the Native American (American Indian) people living in the area now known as South Hampton Roads in Virginiaduring the time the English settlers came in 1607. They lived in an area which is now the cities of Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake and Virginia Beach. The Chesepians had two other towns (or villages), Apasus and Chesepioc. Both were near the Chesapeake Bay in what is now Virginia Beach. Archaeologists and other people have found many Native American artifacts, for examp...
First landing, Adam Thoroughgood
In 1607, after traveling by ocean for 144 days, three ships headed by Captain Christopher Newport came to land where the Atlantic Ocean meets the southern mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. This point is in the northeastern part of the city. They named it Cape Henry, after Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales, the oldest son of King James I of England. They then left the area to find a place farther inland where ships from other European countries would not find them. They created their first settlemen...
Princess Anne County: 1691-1963
In 1691, Lower Norfolk County was divided to form Norfolk County to the west and Princess Anne Countyto the east. Princess Anne included all the area from North Carolina border to Cape Henry at the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay along the Atlantic Ocean. Princess Anne County existed from 1691 to 1963, over 250 years.
Geography
Virginia Beach has an area of 1,288.1 km² (497.3 mi²). Of that area, 643.1 km² (248.3 mi²) is land and 645.0 km² (249.0 mi²) is water. The average elevation is 12 feet (4 meters) above sea level. The city has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa in the Koeppen climate classification).
Virginia Beach has three Sister Cities: 1. Bangor, Northern Ireland 2. Miyazaki, Japan 3. Moss, Norway
Official Government Website Archived 2000-04-08 at the Wayback MachineConvention & Visitors Bureau Archived 2008-08-20 at the Wayback MachineVirginia Beach City Page Archived 2006-05-08 at the Wayback MachineVirginia is for LoversPeople also ask
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Virginia Beach offers the classic beach vacation, and maintains a long-standing reputation as a family-friendly oceanfront resort. Visitors are greeted by a 300 ft (91 m) wide beach lined by Virginia Beach’s 3 mi (4.8 km) concrete oceanfront Boardwalk. The resort offers a mild climate year-round.
USA. South. Virginia Beach is a resort city in southeast Virginia on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Resort area of Virginia Beach… Map. Directions. Satellite. Photo Map. virginiabeach.gov. vbgov.com. Wikivoyage. Wikipedia. Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0. Photo: Anthony Crider, CC BY 2.0. Type: City with 459,000 residents.
United States. Bermuda (British Overseas Territory) The Colony of Virginia was an English, later British, colonial settlement in North America between 1606 and 1776. The first effort to create an English settlement in the area was chartered in 1584 and established in 1585; the resulting Roanoke Colony lasted for three attempts totaling six years.
The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in an online map. [1] There are 32 properties and districts listed on the National Register in the city, including 2 National Historic Landmarks .
Map of Virginia. 37.533333 -77.466667. 1 Richmond – state capital. 38.880278 -77.108333. 2 Arlington – known for its military cemetery. 38.804722 -77.047222. 3 Alexandria. 38.0299 -78.479. 4 Charlottesville – university town home to Thomas Jefferson's plantation.
