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Virginia Peninsula - Definition and Overview |
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The Virginia Peninsula is a peninsula in southeast Virginia, bounded by the York River, James River, Hampton Roads, and Chesapeake Bay.
The Peninsula region is generally accepted to encompass these political subdivisions:
- Independent cities:
- Counties:
The Virginia Peninsula is rich in colonial American history. The first permanent English settlement in North America was established in 1607 at Jamestown. The first continuously occupied settlement was in Elizabeth City County what is now the City of Hampton. Fort Monroe, the country's oldest military base still in use is located at Old Point Comfort. Virginia's first capital was in Williamsburg; much of the historic district of that city has been restored. Also, the decisive battle of the American Revolution, the Battle of Yorktown in 1781, took place on the Virginia Peninsula.
In 1862 during the American Civil War, the Union Army invaded the peninsula as part of the Peninsular Campaign to capture Richmond. The Battle of Hampton Roads between the first ironclad warships took place near the mouth of the James River off the eastern tip of Warwick County. The 1862 Battle of Yorktown took place along the York River. The world's largest shipyard is located in Newport News.
The region is linked to other areas across the surrounding water barriers by 2 bridge-tunnels, 2 large drawbridges, and a state-operated ferry system. These are:
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Example Usage of Peninsula |
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