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  2. Cape Charles, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    Cape Charles, located close to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay, on Virginia's Eastern Shore, was founded in 1884 as a planned community by railroad and ferry interests.In 1883, William Lawrence Scott became president of the New York, Philadelphia and Norfolk Railroad Company (NYP&N), and purchased three plantations comprising approximately 2,509 acres from the heirs of former Virginia Governor ...

  3. Cape Charles Historic District - Wikipedia

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    Designated VLR. August 15, 1989 [2] Cape Charles Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia. The Town was surveyed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in 1989, and a National Register Historic District was created and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

  4. Shirley Plantation - Wikipedia

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    Shirley Plantation. /  37.34194°N 77.26083°W  / 37.34194; -77.26083. Shirley Plantation is an estate on the north bank of the James River in Charles City County, Virginia. It is located on scenic byway State Route 5, between Richmond and Williamsburg. It is the oldest active plantation in Virginia, settled in 1613 and is also the oldest ...

  5. Eastern Shore of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The Eastern Shore of Virginia is the easternmost region of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. It consists of two counties ( Accomack and Northampton) on the Atlantic coast. It is detached from the mainland of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. The 70-mile-long (110 km) region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula.

  6. This Virginia woman bought an ‘unlivable’ house for ... - AOL

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    This Virginia woman bought an ‘unlivable’ house for $16,500 in 2020 and transformed it into her dream home — here's how to invest in real estate in 2024 without all the hard work.

  7. Cape Charles Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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    The first proposal for Cape Charles’ third lighthouse called for a conical structure of iron plates, similar in design to the new Cape Henry Lighthouse, but in the end, a bid of $78,200 was accepted to construct 191-foot (58 m) octagonal steel skeletal towers at both Cape Charles and Hog Island, a barrier island twenty miles to the north ...

  8. National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia

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    Map of Virginia counties and independent cities Cathedral of the Sacred Heart in Richmond Newport News Middle Ground Light, Newport News Cape Charles Lighthouse, Kiptopeke Cape Henry (Second Tower) Light Station, Fort Story Shot Tower, Max Meadows Yeocomico Church, Tucker Hill Tazewell County Courthouse, Tazewell Historic District, Tazewell Little Fork Church, Rixeyville DeJarnette's Tavern ...

  9. Old Plantation Flats Light - Wikipedia

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    Old Plantation Flats is a shoal paralleling the Eastern Shore near the mouth of the bay, taking its name from Old Plantation Creek which empties into the bay near the center of the shoal. A square screw-pile light was erected on the shoal in 1886. It was constantly plagued by ice floes, with the original lens being destroyed in 1893, and more ...

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