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This is a list of lakes in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. Virginia has two natural lakes, and several man-made lakes and reservoirs. [ 1 ] Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
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Kempsville is one of seven residence districts in the City of Virginia Beach, and is thereby associated with one seat on the city council.Although the official land area of the Kempsville district is small relative to the size of the City of Virginia Beach, Kempsville's historical influence stretches the entire span of Princess Anne Road from the Norfolk border to the Courthouse and Pungo ...
Powhatan County (/ ˈ p aʊ. h ə ˈ t æ n /) is a county located in the Commonwealth of Virginia.As of the 2020 census, the population was 30,033. [1] Its county seat is Powhatan. [2] ...
At milepost marker 86 of the Blue Ridge Parkway stands the Peaks of Otter. Archaeological evidence under Abbott Lake indicates that Native Americans have been visiting the Peaks of Otter for at least 8,000 years for hunting, travel, and rest. European settlers started establishing the area in the mid-1700s.
Clarksville is a town in Mecklenburg county in the U.S. state of Virginia, near the southern border of the commonwealth.The population was 1,139 at the 2010 census.Since the town has numerous buildings of the 18th-, 19th-, and early 20th-century architecture, the downtown area of Clarksville has been designated a Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places and Virginia's ...
Blue Ridge Shores is a census-designated place (CDP) in Louisa County, Virginia, United States. The population as of the 2020 census was 801. [ 2 ] It was built beginning in 1960 as a resort community around Lake Louisa.
The Virginia Central Railroad ran through the county, linking the Shenandoah Valley to the Confederate capital at Richmond. One of the bloodiest engagements fought in the Shenandoah Valley took place on June 5, 1864, at the Battle of Piedmont , a Union victory that allowed the Union Army to occupy Staunton and destroy many of the facilities ...