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The Eastern Shore, geographically removed from the rest of Virginia, has had a unique history of settlement and development influenced by agriculture, fishing, tourism, and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. William G. Thomas describes the Eastern Shore during the late 19th and early 20th century as "a highly complex and interdependent landscape". He continues: |
The Eastern Shore, geographically removed from the rest of Virginia, has had a unique history of settlement and development influenced by agriculture, fishing, tourism, and the [[Pennsylvania Railroad]]. William G. Thomas describes the Eastern Shore during the late 19th and early 20th century as "a highly complex and interdependent landscape". He continues: |
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<blockquote>"It was a liminal place, a zone of interpenetration, where the settlement patterns, speech, demography, and political outcomes defined its place in the South but its engagement with technology and rapid transformation of the landscape betrayed other allegiances, motives, forces, and effects."<ref name="Thomas">[http://southernspaces.org/2007/countryside-transformed-eastern-shore-virginia-pennsylvania-railroad-and-creation-modern-landsc William G. Thomas, "The Countryside Transformed: The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad,and the Creation of a Modern Landscape"], ''Southern Spaces'', 31 July 2007</ref></blockquote> |
<blockquote>"It was a liminal place, a zone of interpenetration, where the settlement patterns, speech, demography, and political outcomes defined its place in the South but its engagement with technology and rapid transformation of the landscape betrayed other allegiances, motives, forces, and effects."<ref name="Thomas">[http://southernspaces.org/2007/countryside-transformed-eastern-shore-virginia-pennsylvania-railroad-and-creation-modern-landsc William G. Thomas, "The Countryside Transformed: The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad,and the Creation of a Modern Landscape"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110110142818/http://southernspaces.org/2007/countryside-transformed-eastern-shore-virginia-pennsylvania-railroad-and-creation-modern-landsc |date=2011-01-10 }}, ''Southern Spaces'', 31 July 2007</ref></blockquote> |
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The {{convert|23|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]], which is part of [[U.S. Route 13 in Virginia|U.S. Route 13]], spans the mouth of the Bay and connects the Eastern Shore to [[South Hampton Roads]] and the rest of Virginia. Before the Bridge-Tunnel was built in 1964, the [[Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry]] provided the continuation of U.S. 13 across this stretch of water. |
The {{convert|23|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} [[Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel]], which is part of [[U.S. Route 13 in Virginia|U.S. Route 13]], spans the mouth of the Bay and connects the Eastern Shore to [[South Hampton Roads]] and the rest of Virginia. Before the Bridge-Tunnel was built in 1964, the [[Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry]] provided the continuation of U.S. 13 across this stretch of water. |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* William G. Thomas [http://southernspaces.org/2007/countryside-transformed-eastern-shore-virginia-pennsylvania-railroad-and-creation-modern-landsc "The Countryside Transformed:The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Creation of a Modern Landscape"] ''Southern Spaces,'' 31 July 2007. |
* William G. Thomas [https://web.archive.org/web/20110110142818/http://southernspaces.org/2007/countryside-transformed-eastern-shore-virginia-pennsylvania-railroad-and-creation-modern-landsc "The Countryside Transformed:The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Creation of a Modern Landscape"] ''Southern Spaces,'' 31 July 2007. |
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==External links== |
==External links== |
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Revision as of 10:24, 16 September 2017
The Eastern Shore of Virginia consists of two counties (Accomack and Northampton) on the Atlantic coast of the Commonwealth of Virginia in the United States. The 70-mile-long (110 km) region is part of the Delmarva Peninsula and is separated from the rest of Virginia by the Chesapeake Bay. Its population was 45,553 as of 2010.[1]
The terrain is overall very flat, ranging from sea level to just 50 feet (15 m) above sea level. The rural area has been devoted to cotton, soybean, vegetable and truck farming, and large-scale chicken farms.[2] Since the late 20th century, vineyards have been developed in both counties, and the Eastern Shore has received recognition as an American Viticultural Area (AVA). It is characterized by sandy and deep soil. The weather in the area has temperate summers and winters, significantly affected by the Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean.[3]
The area includes barrier islands. At the northern end of the Atlantic side is the beach community of Chincoteague, famous for its annual wild pony roundup, gathered from Assateague Island. Wallops Flight Facility, a NASA space launch base, is located near Chincoteague. Tangier Island, off the western shore in the Chesapeake Bay, is another day-tourist destination.
The Eastern Shore, geographically removed from the rest of Virginia, has had a unique history of settlement and development influenced by agriculture, fishing, tourism, and the Pennsylvania Railroad. William G. Thomas describes the Eastern Shore during the late 19th and early 20th century as "a highly complex and interdependent landscape". He continues:
"It was a liminal place, a zone of interpenetration, where the settlement patterns, speech, demography, and political outcomes defined its place in the South but its engagement with technology and rapid transformation of the landscape betrayed other allegiances, motives, forces, and effects."[2]
The 23-mile-long (37 km) Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, which is part of U.S. Route 13, spans the mouth of the Bay and connects the Eastern Shore to South Hampton Roads and the rest of Virginia. Before the Bridge-Tunnel was built in 1964, the Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry provided the continuation of U.S. 13 across this stretch of water.
History
Accomac Shire was established in the Virginia Colony by the House of Burgesses in 1634 under the direction of King Charles I. It was one of the original eight shires of Virginia, and consisted of the whole of Virginia's Delmarva territory. The shire's name comes from the Native American word Accawmack.[citation needed]
In 1642, the name was changed to Northampton County by the English. (In England, "shires" and "counties" were the same thing). In 1663, Northampton County was split into two counties. The northern two thirds took the original Accomac name, while the southern third remained as Northampton.[citation needed]
In 1670, the Virginia Colony's Royal Governor William Berkeley abolished Accomac County, but the Virginia General Assembly re-created it in 1671. In 1940, the General Assembly officially added a "k" to the end of the county's name to arrive at its current spelling, which is Accomack.[4][5]
Transportation
Roads
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Railroads
Airports
See also
References
- ^ U.S. Census Bureau, 2010 Census of Population and Housing, Population and Housing Unit Counts, CPH-2-48, Virginia, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC, 2012, pp. 6 & 7.
- ^ a b William G. Thomas, "The Countryside Transformed: The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad,and the Creation of a Modern Landscape" Archived 2011-01-10 at the Wayback Machine, Southern Spaces, 31 July 2007
- ^ "Virginia's Eastern Shore (AVA): Appellation Description", Appellation America, 2007, Retrieved Jan. 31, 2008
- ^ "Accomack County VA Archives". Archived from the original on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-09-23.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Accomack County - Geography of Virginia". Retrieved 2012-09-23.
Further reading
- William G. Thomas "The Countryside Transformed:The Eastern Shore of Virginia, the Pennsylvania Railroad, and the Creation of a Modern Landscape" Southern Spaces, 31 July 2007.
External links
- Eastern Shore of Virginia - Official State Tourism Website & Map
- Eastern Shore Visitor
- Accomack-Northampton Planning District Commission
- Eastern Shore of Virginia Tourism Commission
- Northampton County Chamber of Commerce