History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Virginia (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Lyon Gardiner Tyler

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331242282 ISBN 13 : 9781331242284

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Trace the roots of Hampton and Elizabeth City County from the first English arrivals to their present form.

This concise history explains how Kecoughtan grew into a lasting English settlement, the role of Jamestown’s early government, and the development of key communities like Elizabeth City County and the town of Hampton. It highlights colonial landmarks, such as the first church buildings and the long tradition of learning, along with the region’s involvement in wars and national events.

Readers will meet the people, places, and events that shaped the peninsula—from the establishment of St. John’s Church to the Syms-Eaton School and the enduring memory of Fort Monroe and local leaders. The narrative blends political milestones with everyday life, showing how a coastal region evolved over centuries.

• Origins and early settlement patterns around Kecoughtan and Jamestown, including notable explorers and local leadership.
• Founding institutions and landmarks, such as the first church, the oldest free school, and the colonial capital shift.
• Key events that touched the area, from trade and piracy to the Civil War and postwar recovery.
• Descriptions of the landscape, waterways, and the evolving identity of Hampton and Elizabeth City County.

Ideal for readers interested in local Virginia history, coastal settlement, and the roots of American towns.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Excerpt from History of Hampton and Elizabeth City County, Virginia

Dear old Hampton, with its colonial, Revolutionary, 1812, and Civil War memories, has endured and survived much. We of the present Hampton, we who love this old place either because it is our home by inheritance or adoption must carry on and remember that we are its guardians and makers and that the Hampton of the future will be the sort of place we are making it today.

With a deep and abiding love for the place of his birth and a keen interest in her welfare the first steps were taken by Hunter R. Booker, youngest son of Major and Mrs. George Booker, of Sherwood estate, now Langley Field, Elizabeth City County, who brought to the attention of his fellow towns and countrymen his wish that a history of Hampton be compiled as a matter of civic concern.

In accord with this viewpoint the Retail Merchants Association of Hampton gave the money for this project and the history was written by Dr. Lyon G. Tyler, eminent Virginia genealogist and former President of the College of William and Mary.

With commendable public spirit the Board of Supervisors of Elizabeth City County made up of Messrs. W. R. Rawlins, A. L. Dixon, Hunter R. Booker, as members, and H. H. Holt, clerk, made an appropriation for the publication of this history.

In 1896 the Association for the Preservation of Virginia Antiquities put upon the old light house at Cape Henry a bronze tablet with these words upon it: "Near this spot landed April 26, 1607, Capt. Gabriell Archer, Hon. George S. Percy, Christopher Newport, Bartholomew Gosnold, Edward Maria Wingfield, with 25 others, who calling the place Cape Henry, planted a cross April 29, 1607."

That same evening, toward dusk, while attempting to enter James River the colonists struck what is now known as Willoughby Spit, the eastern end of Hampton Roads, where "they found shallow water for a great way."

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331242282
• ISBN 13: 9781331242284
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 60
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