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- Virginia Beach, independent city, southeastern Virginia, U.S., on the Atlantic coast and Chesapeake Bay, adjacent to the cities of Norfolk and Chesapeake in the Hampton Roads region.
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Virginia Beach, officially the City of Virginia Beach, is an independent city located on the southeastern coast of Virginia, United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census.
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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 LoversThe Old Cape Henry Light, completed in 1792, was the first federal construction project under the United States Constitution. The history of Virginia Beach, Virginia, goes back to the Native Americans who lived in the area for thousands of years before the English colonists landed at Cape Henry in April 1607 and established their first permanent settlement at Jamestown a few weeks later.
May 3, 2024 · Virginia Beach, independent city, southeastern Virginia, U.S., on the Atlantic coast and Chesapeake Bay, adjacent to the cities of Norfolk and Chesapeake in the Hampton Roads region. The city extends 28 miles (45 km) southward from the mouth of Chesapeake Bay to the North Carolina border, covering.
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Virginia Beach is a resort city in southeast Virginia on the shores of the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Understand [ edit] Virginia Beach offers the classic beach vacation, and maintains a long-standing reputation as a family-friendly oceanfront resort.
