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Virginia Beach History
1607 - Early Virginia Beach History
Virginia Beach was first discovered by Europeans in 1607, by Captain John Smith. Covered in native pine forests, and with good beaches, the Captain then founded the New World's first
permanent settlement, Jamestown, up the nearby James River.
1883 - Virginia Beach becomes a resort
The "Princess Anne Hotel" marked the real start of Virginia Beach as a resort area. In 1883 a corporation had been formed to construct a railroad from Norfolk to the sandy white beaches
of Virginia Beach. Sunbathing and swimming were favored activities, but guests could also enjoy spa type treatments, and there was a casino, dance halls,
and Seaside Park was close by.
1963 - Virginia Beach annexes Princess Anne County
Annexing Princess Anne County was a major turning point for Virginia Beach. The small resort town became suddenly a bustling burg of 125,000 people. Virginia Beach soon became, and to
this day still is, the largest city in Virginia. Virginia Beach has continued to experience high growth of up to 50% between 1980 and 1990, and holds the Guinness Book record for the
world's largest pleasure beach.
2007 - Virginia Beach will celebrate 400 years since the fist landing!
For more information, check out the Princess Anne County/Virgina Beach Historical Society.
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Virginia Beach in the News
| VIRGINIA BEACH The city trash truck driver who ran over and killed a homeless man sleeping on the beach in June had a series of driving violations that the city now says its examining. |
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| VIRGINIA BEACH Repairs to a sanitary sewer manhole casting on Virginia Beach Boulevard at Foundry Lane have been delayed because of last nights storm, according to a news release. The work was scheduled to start last night but will now start Saturday at 6 a.m. |
| Virginia Beach Blvd. repairs delayed to Saturday |
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| Virginia Beach is cleaning up after last night's severe storms. |
| Virginia Beach cleans up after Thursday's severe storms |
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| VIRGINIA BEACH A 79-year-old woman with Alzheimer's who had been missing since Sunday was found in a patch of prickly bushes in a ditch at a car dealership Friday. Employees at CarMax in the 3800 block of Bonney Road found Mary Eileen Butts at about 4 p.m., police spokesman Jimmy Barnes said. She was taken to Sentara Virginia Beach General Hospital. |
| Missing Virginia Beach woman found alive at car dealership |
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| As it has in years past, Virginia Beach ranks high in an annual report that rates the water quality at 200 of America's most popular beaches. Four Virginia Beach testing sites received a rating of four stars out of five from the Natural Resources Defense Council, which released its 2009 report Wednesday. Only beaches in Alabama, California, Minnesota and New Hampshire were ranked higher. |
| Virginia Beach gets high ranking in national beach report |
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