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This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. 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]
Fort Wool is a decommissioned island fortification located in the mouth of Hampton Roads, adjacent to the Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel (HRBT).Officially known as Rip Raps Island, the fort has an elevation of 7 feet and sits near Old Point Comfort, Old Point Comfort Light, Willoughby Beach and Willoughby Spit, approximately one mile south of Fort Monroe.
The island was identified by explorer John Smith as a "white chaukie iland" (white chalky island) because of the large shell middens he saw. [2] The Nansemond village was attacked and burned by English colonists from the Jamestown Colony in 1609, but quickly recovered. Test excavations in 1986 and 1995 found the site to be in excellent ...
George Doumar, born in 1892, re-built Doumar's and worked at the restaurant until he died in 1974. His son, Albert Doumar, born in 1922 in Norfolk, worked at the restaurant until August 2013, making daily ice cream cones with a cone making machine that dates from 1905. Albert Doumar died after battling bladder cancer on May 14, 2014.
Chesapeake Beach, also known as Chic's Beach or Chick's Beach, [1] is a small beach in a residential neighborhood running on the east and west sides of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. What originated as a lookout post during war, the beach eventually turned to more recreational activities.
HAMPTON, Va. — Justice Alexander, a senior at Granby High School in Norfolk, Virginia, felt something come over him as the bus carrying 21 of his classmates entered the grounds of Fort Monroe on ...
The Ballentine Place Historic District is a national historic district located at Norfolk, Virginia. It encompasses 860 contributing buildings, 1 contributing site, and 1 contributing object in a cohesive residential neighborhood located near the center of Norfolk. It was platted in 1909, and largely developed between 1915 and 1953.
Location of Norfolk in Virginia. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in the independent city of Norfolk, Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below may be ...