Artifacts from the period can still be found along the shores of the Rappahannock, Potomac, York, Pamunkey, Mataponi and Great Wicomico Rivers. Only an hour from Jamestown and Colonial Williamsburg, colonial courthouses in the area are still in active use. Great leaders of our nation's past, early Presidents, Revolutionary and Civil War leaders, and explorers who opened America's west, were born and bred in the area. Men who changed the course of our country such as George Washington, James Monroe, Robert E. Lee, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark and several signers of the Declaration of Independence, made their homes here. The ten counties of the Northern Neck and Middle Peninsula are tied together by their relationship to and influence by the Chesapeake Bay.
Many residents depend on the Bay for their livelihood and others enjoy the Bay for recreation.
The people of the region have a strong work ethic and provide a friendly business atmosphere. The counties offer excellent schools and colleges, medical services and a variety of recreational opportunities. It is a wonderful combination of the old and new in a beautiful natural setting with urban resources nearby. Accomack County, to the north, is traditionally an area of rich truck and grain farming and is famous for its seafood. Quiet, with a beautiful natural setting, the Eastern Shore offers recreational opportunities galore.