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Book Synopsis Curiosities of Hampton Roads by : Tamy Kay Thompson
Download or read book Curiosities of Hampton Roads written by Tamy Kay Thompson and published by History Press Library Editions. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of Hampton Roads is as deep as the waters that surround it. From some of the first settlers in the New World to the formation of the nation, Virginia's Tidewater is rich in curious tales of legends and lore. In the Southside, the famed pirate Blackbeard was beheaded by Captain Maynard of Hampton. Captain John Smith was a part of the first governing body in America formed in Jamestown. The nation's oldest mental institution still stands in Williamsburg. Staff and guests at Boxwood Inn in Newport News have reported hauntings from a former owner and other eerie occurrences. Author Tamy Kay Thompson covers these stories and more as she takes readers on a journey through the always entertaining past of Hampton Roads.
Book Synopsis Curiosities of Hampton Roads by : Tamy Kay Thompson
Download or read book Curiosities of Hampton Roads written by Tamy Kay Thompson and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-08-24 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Facts and photos highlighting the haunting side of Virginia’s Tidewater . . . The history of Hampton Roads is as deep as the waters that surround it. From some of the first settlers in the New World to the formation of the nation, Virginia’s Tidewater is rich in curious tales of legends and lore. In the Southside, the famed pirate Blackbeard was beheaded by Captain Maynard of Hampton. Captain John Smith was a part of the first governing body in America formed in Jamestown. The nation’s oldest mental institution still stands in Williamsburg. Staff and guests at Boxwood Inn in Newport News have reported hauntings from a former owner and other eerie occurrences. In this offbeat travel guide, author Tamy Kay Thompson covers these stories and more as she takes readers on a journey through the always entertaining past of Hampton Roads.
Book Synopsis Around My Hometown by : Susannah Livingston
Download or read book Around My Hometown written by Susannah Livingston and published by King's Daughters. This book was released on 2003-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hampton Roads written by Karen Kasmauski and published by Howell Press. This book was released on 1987 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hampton Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 2013-10-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Remembering Greater Hampton Roads by : Emily J. Salmon
Download or read book Remembering Greater Hampton Roads written by Emily J. Salmon and published by Remembering. This book was released on 2010-06 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Jamestown colonists reached their final shore, they arrived at a place they named Cape Henry, and beyond that lay an inlet that would one day shelter the towns of Hampton Roads: Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. With a selection of fine historic images from their best-selling book Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads, Emily J. and John S. Salmon provide a valuable and revealing historical retrospective on the growth and development of the region. The images collected in Remembering Greater Hampton Roads offer a remarkable glimpse into the history of these unique communities. Published in vivid black-and-white, these images communicate the historic events and everyday life of two centuries of Americans and two centuries of a fascinating corner of America. Remembering Greater Hampton Roads is sure to captivate anyone curious about the region's past, from the student of history to the local history buff.
Book Synopsis Historic Hampton Roads by : Paul R. Clancy
Download or read book Historic Hampton Roads written by Paul R. Clancy and published by Historical Pub Network. This book was released on 2006 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Virginia Curiosities by : Sharon Cavileer
Download or read book Virginia Curiosities written by Sharon Cavileer and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2013-01-15 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This definitive collection of the Old Dominion's odd, wacky, and most offbeat people, places, and things is filled with quirky photographs throughout and maps for each region. Virginia Curiosities includes humorous state facts and amusing stories and serves as a combination almanac, off-the-wall travel guide, and wacky news gazette.
Book Synopsis Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads by :
Download or read book Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads written by and published by Turner Publishing Company. This book was released on 2007-10-01 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From an area that boasts itself as America's First Region from the first settlement of Jamestown in 1607, the Greater Hampton roads area is steeped in American history. The area is mostly known for seven main cities that surround one of the world's largest natural harbors and has the mouth of two rivers, Elizabeth and James, that empty into the Chesapeake Bay heading out to the Atlantic Ocean. There are also several independent cities and counties that make up this beautiful coastal area. With around 200 photographs, many of which have never been published, Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads shows the historical growth from the mid-1800's to the late 1900's of the area in stunning black and white photography. The book follows life, government, events and people important to Hampton Roads history and the building of this unique area. Spanning over two centuries and two hundred photographs, this is a must-have for any long-time resident or history lover of the Greater Hampton Roads!
Book Synopsis Hampton Roads by : Cassandra Newby-Alexander
Download or read book Hampton Roads written by Cassandra Newby-Alexander and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-01 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this striking collection of historical images, experience a front-row view of the origination of the public school system within Hampton Roads and the epic struggle for racial equality. From the seventeenth century until the present, this area of the Old Dominion has been at the forefront of challenges, including Reconstruction, Jim Crow law, racial disharmony and public resistance to tax-based public schools. The fiftieth anniversary of the reopening of Norfolks desegregated schools marks an especially appropriate occasion on which to look back at the evolution of public education in the Hampton Roads region.
Download or read book Hampton Roads written by Ellen McBride and published by . This book was released on 2012 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landmarks of Hampton Roads written by and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Hampton Roads written by Maggie Brydges and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hampton Roads, Gateway to America's East Coast by : Frank Callaham
Download or read book Hampton Roads, Gateway to America's East Coast written by Frank Callaham and published by Confederation College of Applied. This book was released on 1998 with total page 255 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Hampton roads collects by : B. Johnson
Download or read book Hampton roads collects written by B. Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads by : Emily J. Salmon
Download or read book Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads written by Emily J. Salmon and published by Historic Photos. This book was released on 2007 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before the Jamestown colonists reached their final shore, they arrived at a place they named Cape Henry, and beyond that lay an inlet that would one day shelter the towns of Hampton Roads: Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach. The images collected in Historic Photos of Greater Hampton Roads offer a remarkable glimpse into the history of these unique communities. Included among hundreds of photographs are snapshots of Naval Station Norfolk, the Atlantic and the Chamberlin hotels, the Planters works, the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad station, St. John's Church, Norfolk's City Market, the 1907 Jamestown Ter-Centennial, the Virginia Beach boardwalk, the Glenn Curtiss flying school, and countless others.
Book Synopsis Hampton Roads and Four Centuries as a World's Seaport by :
Download or read book Hampton Roads and Four Centuries as a World's Seaport written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
