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The 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.
1906 - Town of Virginia Beach incorporated. [1] 1933 - Bayne Theatre opens (approximate date). [4] 1935 - Cape Henry Memorial erected. 1941 - The Virginia Beach and Princess Anne Chapters of the NAACP were formed. [5] 1952 - City of Virginia Beach incorporated. 1953 - August: Hurricane Barbara. 1960 - Population: 84,215.
Virginia Beach is host to a Rock 'n' Roll Half Marathon each year on Labor Day weekend in conjunction with the American Music Festival. It is one of the largest Half Marathons in the world. The final 3 miles (4.8 km) are on the boardwalk. [138] Virginia Beach also hosts the Yuengling Shamrock Marathon, founded in 1973 with over 24,000 participants.
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National Register of Historic Places in Virginia Beach, Virginia (26 P) Pages in category "History of Virginia Beach, Virginia" The following 25 pages are in this category, out of 25 total.
The station at Seatack (built in 1903 to replace an earlier structure) is now a museum at 24th street adjacent to the boardwalk of Virginia Beach. The area's lifesaving history along the coast line of the Graveyard of the Atlantic is commemorated at the Virginia Beach Surf & Rescue Museum which has artefacts from the shipwreck of the Dictator ...
The Cape Henry Memorial commemorates the first landfall at Cape Henry, in Virginia Beach, Virginia, of colonists bound for the Jamestown settlement.After landing on April 26, 1607, they explored the area, named the cape, and set up a cross before proceeding up the James River.
The Oceana Neighborhood Historic District encompasses an early 20th-century planned neighborhood subdivision in Virginia Beach, Virginia.It consists of 70 acres (28 ha), roughly bounded by Virginia Beach Boulevard, First Colonial Road, and North Oceana Boulevard.