Author: The Olde Wythe Neighborhood Association
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625847491
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172
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While the Olde Wythe neighborhood in Hampton looks like many of the picturesque communities in America, its past is one all its own. The area's namesake, George Wythe, was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, a delegate to the Constitutional Convention and a man opposed to slavery who freed his own slaves and suffered arsenic poisoning for his position. Olde Wythe battled a British invasion during the War of 1812 and witnessed intense ironclad battles fought near its shores during the Civil War. Join the Olde Wythe Neighborhood Association as it presents the colorful and harrowing history of Hampton's Olde Wythe.
Author: The Olde Wythe Neighborhood Association
Publisher: Arcadia Library Editions
ISBN: 9781531626327
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 130
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The Olde Wythe neighborhood of Hampton, Virginia, lies along the water's edge of Hampton Roads, at the end of Virginia's Lower Peninsula. Hampton, settled in 1610, is the oldest continuously inhabited English-speaking city in the United States. At one time, Wythe was part of rural Elizabeth City County, one of the first eight Colonial Virginia counties, whose seat was Hampton. The Civil War Battle of the Ironclads happened right off Wythe's shores. Newport News's railroads and shipyard and Hampton's seafood industries and military installations fueled growth in the Lower Peninsula from 1880 through World War II. Residential development began in Wythe in the 20th century with the streetcar and continued through the social and business heyday of the 1950s. Today it is a neighborhood of charming architecture, lovely waterside views, and a promising future as new generations take up the challenge of preserving a rich heritage.
Author: Alice Matthews Erickson
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625847017
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
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From its beginning as a Tidewater town in the 1600s, Hampton, Virginia, has weathered many storms, including the disastrous effects of the Civil War and the difficulties of Reconstruction. The city's picturesque harbors have witnessed the rise of a thriving seafood industry, the growth of educational opportunity and the plight of Hampton's African American community. Author Alice Erickson uses her own family, the Hickman family, as a vehicle to unite compelling vignettes of Hampton's most storied era. Discover the intricacies of the Virginia secession, the turmoil of Federal occupation and the revitalization of Hampton out of the ashes of conflict. Follow along Erickson's tragic and adventurous story, whose ending has yet to be written.
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Category : Gardens
Languages : en
Pages : 228
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Category : Bank accounts
Languages : en
Pages : 820
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Author: American Revolution Bicentennial Administration
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Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
Languages : en
Pages : 512
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Category : American Revolution Bicentennial, 1976
Languages : en
Pages : 504
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Category : Postal service
Languages : en
Pages : 1498
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 2628
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Author: Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1040
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