Virginia Beach, Virginie

**Virginie Strand** is a independent ceity locatit in the U.S. state o Virginie. As o the 2010 census, the population wis 437,994. In 2013, the population wis estimatit tae be 448,479. It is the maist populous ceity in Virginie as weel as the 39t maist populous in the Unitit States.

Virginie Strand is a pairt o the Virginie Strand-Norfolk-Newport News (Hampton Roads) metropolitan area. The area includes the ceities o Chesapeake, Hampton, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, an Suffolk, as weel as ither smawer ceities, coonties an touns o Hampton Roads. The area is kent as "America's First Region."
  
Virginie Strand is best kent as a resort toun. It haes miles o beaches an hunders o hottles, motels, an restaurants alang the Atlantic Ocean an Chesapeake Bay. It is hame tae several state pairks, three militar bases, a nummer o muckle corporations, an twa varsities. It wis the steid o the first laundin o Inglis colonists gangin tae Jamestoun.

The ceity is leetit in the *[[Guinness Book of Records]]* as haein the langest pleasur beach in the warld. It is at the soothren end o the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the langest brig-tunnel in the warld.

## History
### Native Americans
Chesepians wur the Native American (American Indian) fowk livin in the area nou kent as Sooth Hampton Roads in Virginie durin the time the Inglis settlers came in 1607. Thay bidit in a area which is nou the ceities o Norfolk, Portsmouth, Chesapeake an Virginia Beach.

The Chesepians haed twa ither toins, Apasus an Chesepioc. Baith wur near the Chesapeake Bay in whit is nou Virginia Beach. Airchaeologists an ither fowk hae fand mony Native American airtifacts, for ensaumple arraeheids, stane axes, pottery, beads, an skelets in the area.

### First laundin, Adam Thoroughgood
In 1607, efter travelin bi ocean for 144 days, three ships heidit bi Caiptain Christopher Newport came tae laund whaur the Atlantic Ocean meets the soothren mooth o the Chesapeake Bay. This point is in the northeastren pairt o the ceity. Thay cried it Cape Henry, efter Henry Frederick, Prince o Wales, the auldest son o King James VI, King o Scots.  Thay then left the area tae fynd a place farther inland whaur ships frae ither European kintras wad no fynd thaim. Thay creatit thair first dounset at Jamestown. 
 
Adam Thoroughgood (1604-1640) o Norfolk, Ingland is ane o the first Inglishmen tae settle in the area which became Virginia Beach.

In 1634, the Colony wis dividit intae shires. Thay wur suin recried coonties. It is said that Thoroughgood uised the name o his hame in Ingland when helpin name New Norfolk Coonty in 1637. The follaein year, New Norfolk Coonty wis split intae Upper Norfolk County (suin renamit Nansemond Coonty) an Lower Norfolk Coonty. Thoroughgood waled tae live alang the Lynnhaven River, cried for his hame in Ingland an aw. Lower Norfolk Coonty wis vera big. It stretched aw the wey frae the Atlantic Ocean wast past the Elizabeth River. It includit the entire area that is nou the ceities o Portsmouth, Norfolk, Chesapeake, an Virginia Beach.

### Princess Anne County: 1691-1963
In 1691, Lower Norfolk Coonty wis dividit tae shape Norfolk Coonty tae the wast an Princess Anne Coonty tae the east. Princess Anne includit aw the area frae North Carolina mairch tae Cape Henry at the mooth o the Chesapeake Bay alang the Atlantic Ocean. Princess Anne Coonty existit frae 1691 tae 1963, ower 250 years.

### Virginia Beach: growth o a resorte
The smaw resort area o Virginia Beach began tae grow in Princess Anne Coonty in the late 19t hunderyear. This growthe wis helpit in 1888 when rail service an electricity stairtit in the area.

The resort wis dependent upon railwey an electric trolley service at first. The concrete Virginia Beach Boulevard frae Norfolk tae the Oceanfront wis completit in 1922. It let fowk get tae the oceanfront in automobiles, buses, an larries. The resort o Virginia Beach became a incorporatit toun in 1906. Ower the next 45 years, Virginia Beach became mair popular as a simmer vacation spot. Virginia Beach became a smaw independent ceety in 1952. It wis poleetically unthirlt frae Princess Anne Coonty. In 1963, Virginia Beach an Princess Anne coonty mergit intae a new, hintle lairger independent ceety keepin the name o the Virginia Beach resort.

## Geographie an climate
Virginia Beach haes a area o 1,288.1 km² (497.3 mi²).  O that area, 643.1&nbsp;km² (248.3&nbsp;mi²) is laund an 645.0&nbsp;km² (249.0&nbsp;mi²) is watter. The average elevation is 12 feet (4 meters) abuin sea level.

## Things tae see
* Adam Keeling House
* Adam Thoroughgood House
* Cape Henry
* Fleet Combat Training Center Atlantic
* Fort Story
* Hell's Point Country Club
* Little Creek Naval Amphibious Base
* Naval Air Station Oceana
* Norwegian Lady Statue
* Old Cape Henry Lighthouse
* Old Coast Guard Station Museum (Seatack)
* Regent Varsity an Christian Broadcasting Network
* TPC of Virginia Beach
* Verizon Wireless Virginia Beach Amphitheater
* Virginia Aquarium
* Virginia Beach Oceanfront

The Edgar Cayce Hospital for Research an Enlightenment wis stairtit in Virginia Beach in 1928 wi 60 beds. Cayce wis a psychic frae Kentucky who said he haed healin abilities an made prophecies. Cayce livit in Virginia Beach till he dee'd in 1945. His follaeers are still active in Virginia Beach. Atlantic Varsity wis opened bi Cayce in 1930; it closed twa years later but wis re-opened in 1985. Atlantic Varsity wis oreeginally intendit for study o Cayce's readins an research efter spiritual subjects.

Thare are eleiven gowf courses open tae the public in the ceity an aw, as weel as fower kintra club courses an NAS Oceana's Aeropines course. Amang the best-kent public courses are Hell's Point Golf Club an the TPC of Virginia Beach.

### Militar bases
Virginia Beach is hame tae several Unitit States Militar bases. Thir include the Unitit States Navy's NAS Oceana an FTC Dam Neck, an the Unitit States Army's Fort Story at Cape Henry. NAB Little Creek is maistly in the ceety o Virginia Beach but haes a Norfolk address.

NAS Oceana is the lairgest employer in Virginia Beach. It is said tae the lairgest naval airbase in the warld.

## Sister ceeties
Virginia Beach haes five sister ceeties:

*  Bangor, Northren Ireland, Unitit Kinrick
*  Miyazaki, Miyazaki Prefectur, Kyūshū, Japan
*  Moss, Norawa
*  Olongapo, Philippines
*  San Juan del Sur, Nicaragua

## References


## Freemit airtins
* Offeecial Govrenment Wabsteid 
* Tourism Website Since 1995 www.va-beach.com
* Convention & Visitors Bureau 
* Virginia Beach City Page  Virginia is for Lovers
* Map o Virginia Beach 
* Picturs o Virginia Beach 
* City of Virginia Beach Online Geographic Information