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  2. History of Virginia Beach, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Timeline of Virginia Beach, Virginia - Wikipedia

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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.

  4. List of historic houses in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Many historic houses in Virginia are notable sites. The U.S. state of Virginia was home to many of America's Founding Fathers, four of the first five U.S. presidents, as well as many important figures of the Confederacy. As one of the earliest locations of European settlement in America, Virginia has some of the oldest buildings in the nation.

  5. List of the oldest buildings in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Later additions to the Loomis house were made around the turn of the 18th century. It is now a part of the Loomis Chaffee School. Newman–Fiske–Dodge House: Wenham: MA 1658 Residential Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. John Partridge House: Millis: MA 1659 [8] Residential Broad Bay Manor: Virginia Beach: VA c. 1660 ...

  6. List of the oldest buildings in North Carolina - Wikipedia

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    House One of the oldest houses in Wilmington. [2] Woodleys Manor: Pasquotank County: ca. 1740 House Oldest house in Pasquotank County, oldest side-hall plan in North Carolina, and earliest known Carolina plan. [6] Palmer-Marsh House: Bath: 1744 House National Historic Landmark. Milford: Camden County: 1746 House Oldest two-story brick house in ...

  7. List of the oldest buildings in Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Brush-Everard House: Williamsburg, Virginia: 1718 Adam Thoroughgood House: Virginia Beach, Virginia: ca. 1719 despite earlier claims, actually dates to c. 1719 [8] Pierre Chastain Home Manakin, Virginia: 1720 Oldest home in Powhatan County. French Huguenot Dr. Pierre Chastain built the home in 1720, with brick additions made in the mid-1720s

  8. Albemarle Settlements - Wikipedia

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    The boundary between Virginia and North Carolina was uncertain until a 1728 survey was done under William Byrd II, described in his book The History of the Dividing Line. Until then, many settlers did not know whether their lands were in Virginia or North Carolina. The Albemarle Settlements came to be known in Virginia as "Rogues' Harbor". [3]

  9. Virginia Beach, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Virginia Beach, officially the City of Virginia Beach, is the most populous city in the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The population was 459,470 at the 2020 census . [ 2 ] Located on the southeastern coast of Virginia, it is the sixth-most populous city in the Mid-Atlantic and the 42nd-most populous city in the U.S .

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