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词条 Timeline of Virginia Beach, Virginia
释义

  1. Prior to 20th century

  2. 20th century

  3. 21st century

  4. See also

  5. References

  6. Bibliography

  7. External links

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Virginia Beach, Virginia, USA.

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Prior to 20th century

{{History of Virginia}}
  • 1607 - English colonists land on beach.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
  • 1639 - Lynnhaven Parish Church built.
  • 1720 - Adam Thoroughgood House built (approximate date).
  • 1736 - Old Donation Episcopal Church built.
  • 1750 - Kempsville district established as Kemps Landing (approximate date).
  • 1775 - Battle of Kemp's Landing
  • 1781 - September 5: Battle of the Chesapeake.[1]
  • 1810 - Francis Land House built (approximate date).
  • 1879 - Cape Henry Lighthouse built.{{sfn|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}
  • 1888 - Oceanfront Boardwalk built.[1]
  • 1891 - Norwegian ship Dictator wrecked offshore.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
  • 1900 - Population: 11,192.

20th century

  • 1906 - Town of Virginia Beach incorporated.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}
  • 1933 - Bayne Theatre opens (approximate date).[3]
  • 1935 - Cape Henry Memorial erected.
  • 1941 - The Virginia Beach and Princess Anne Chapters of the NAACP were formed.[2]
  • 1952 - City of Virginia Beach incorporated.
  • 1953 - August: Hurricane Barbara.
  • 1960 - Population: 84,215.
  • 1963 - City merges with Princess Anne County.{{sfn|Nergal|1980}}{{sfn|Swartz|2010}}
  • 1964 - Chesapeake Bay Bridge–Tunnel opens.
  • 1970 - Population: 172,106.[3]
  • 1980 - Population: 262,199.[3]
  • 1988 - Meyera E. Oberndorf becomes mayor.
  • 1989 - Virginia Museum of Contemporary Art opens.
  • 1990 - Population: 393,069.[3]
  • 1995 - Columbus Stadium cinema in business.[4]
  • 1997 - Strawbridge Marketplace cinema in business.[4]
  • 2000 - City website online (approximate date).[5]{{Chronology citation needed|date=January 2016}}

21st century

  • 2003 - Lynnhaven 18 cinema in business.[4]
  • 2009 - Will Sessoms becomes mayor.
  • 2010 - Population: 437,994 in city;[6] 1,676,822 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC Metropolitan Statistical Area.

See also

  • History of Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • List of mayors of Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • National Register of Historic Places listings in Virginia Beach, Virginia
  • History of Hampton Roads area
  • Timelines of other cities in Virginia: Alexandria, Hampton, Lynchburg, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond, Roanoke

References

1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.vbgov.com/about/pages/history.aspx |title=History |work=About the City |publisher=City of Virginia Beach |accessdate=August 30, 2014 }}
2. ^{{cite book | last = 400 Facts Committee | first =Virginia Beach 2007| title =400 Facts About Princess Anne County and Virginia Beach History: 1607-2007 | year = 2006 | publisher = Published by Virginia Beach Public Library | isbn = | page=7}}
3. ^1 2 {{citation |title=Population of the 100 Largest Cities and Other Urban Places in the United States: 1790 to 1990 |year=1998 |url=https://www.census.gov/library/working-papers/1998/demo/POP-twps0027.html |publisher=US Census Bureau }}
4. ^1 2 3 {{cite web |url= http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/united-states/virginia/virginia-beach?status=all |title=Movie Theaters in Virginia Beach, VA |work=CinemaTreasures.org |publisher= Cinema Treasures LLC |location=Los Angeles |accessdate=August 30, 2014 }}
5. ^{{cite web |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20000408144814/http://www.vbgov.com/ |url= http://www.vbgov.com |archivedate= April 2000 |title= VBgov.com |via= Internet Archive, Wayback Machine }}
6. ^{{cite web |url= http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/states/51/5182000.html |title= Virginia Beach (city), Virginia |work=State & County QuickFacts |publisher=U.S. Census Bureau |accessdate= August 30, 2014 }}

Bibliography

{{Refbegin}}
  • {{Citation |title =

Virginia: a Guide to the Old Dominion |publisher=Oxford University Press |chapterurl = https://archive.org/stream/virginiaguidetoo00writ#page/481/mode/1up |author = Federal Writers' Project |publication-date = 1941 |series=American Guide Series |ol=24223083M |chapter=Virginia Beach |pages=481–482


| ref = {{harvid|Federal Writers' Project|1941}}
}}
  • {{Citation

|publisher = E.P. Dutton |publication-place = New York |title = Encyclopedia of American Cities |url = http://openlibrary.org/books/OL4120668M/The_encyclopedia_of_American_cities |publication-date = 1980 |ol=4120668M |editor=Ory Mazar Nergal |chapter=Virginia Beach, VA |page=350+
| ref = {{harvid|Nergal|1980}}
}}
  • {{cite book|editor1=Suzanne M. Leland|editor2=Kurt Thurmaier|title=City-County Consolidation: Promises Made, Promises Kept?|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ksV6dg8YlE8C|year=2010|publisher=Georgetown University Press|isbn=1-58901-622-X |chapter=Does consolidation make a difference?: a comparative analysis of Richmond and Virginia Beach, Virginia |author= Nicholas J. Swartz

| ref = {{harvid|Swartz|2010}}
}}{{refend}}

External links

{{Commons category|Virginia Beach, Virginia}}
  • [https://dp.la/search?utf8=✓&page_size=100&q=%22virginia+beach%22 Items related to Virginia Beach], various dates (via Digital Public Library of America)
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