History of Virginia Beach

History Of Virginia Beach

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. The Colonial Virginia period extended until 1776 and the American Revolution, and the area has been part of the Commonwealth of Virginia ever since.

Since 1634, area known today as Virginia Beach has been part of the same unit of local government, except for 11 years. In 1952, when 2-square-mile (5.2 km2) resort Town of Virginia Beach became an independent city, followed by the rest of Princess Anne County which whom it was reunited and politically consolidated by mutual approval of residents to form a new independent city in 1963. Selecting the better-known name of the oceanfront strip area, Virginia Beach has since grown to become the most populated of the city in Hampton Roads, which are each linked by the Hampton Roads Beltway which crosses the harbor of Hampton Roads through two large bridge-tunnels.

Read more about History Of Virginia Beach:  Native Americans, European Arrivals, Norfolk County, 1638-1691 Lower Norfolk County Grows, Splits, Kempsville, Historical Landmarks, Incorporated Town in 1906, Independent City in 1952, 1963: Consolidation With Princess Anne County, 1989: "Greekfest" Riots, Beltway Sniper Trial

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