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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.
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]
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.
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.
Virginia Beach is home to 210 city parks, encompassing over 4,000 acres (1,600 ha), including neighborhood parks, community parks, district parks, and other open spaces. [143] Mount Trashmore Park is clearly visible from I-264 when traveling to the oceanfront. The hill measures 60 ft (18 m) high and is the highest point in Virginia Beach.
Fernand Point (French pronunciation: [fɛʁnɑ̃ pwɛ̃], 25 February 1897 – 4 March 1955) was a French chef and restaurateur who is considered the father of modern French cuisine. He founded the restaurant La Pyramide in Vienne near Lyon .
Great Neck Point is a point of land and neighborhood on the Lynnhaven River in Virginia Beach, Virginia, United States. It is home to the Adam Keeling House and the Keeling family cemetery. Before the area was settled by the English colonists, Chesepioc was located at Great Neck Point.
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.