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Hampton VA

Map Of Hampton

*Hampton'* (/ˈhæmptən/) is an independent city in Virginia, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 137,148. It is the 7th most populous city in Virginia and 204th most populous city in the nation. Hampton is included in the Hampton Roads Metropolitan Statistical Area (officially known as the Virginia Beach–Norfolk–Newport News, VA–NC MSA) which is the 37th largest in the United States, with a total population of 1,799,674 (2020). This area, known as "America's First Region", also includes the independent cities of Chesapeake, Virginia Beach, Newport News, Norfolk, Portsmouth, and Suffolk, as well as other smaller cities, counties, and towns of Hampton Roads.

## Timeline

The following is a timeline of the history of the city of Hampton, Virginia, United States

### 17th Century

* + April 30th, 1607
		- European settlers arrive at Old Point Comfort and establish settlement of Mill Creek (later Phoebus) just outside the Algonquin village of Kecoughtan
	+ July 9th, 1610
		- European settlers permanently drive out the Native Americans from Kecoughtan.
	+ 1610
		- Fort Charles and Fort Henry built.
		- St. John's Church founded.
	+ 1619 - Mill Creek settlement becomes part of newly formed Elizabeth Cittie.
	+ August 1619 First enslaved Africans brought to the Virginia Colony, landing at Point Comfort. A few days later additional enslaved Africans are brought to Point Comfort. Resource www.Hampton.gov
	+ 1630 - Trading post established.
	+ 1634 - Settlement becomes part of newly formed Elizabeth City County.
	+ 1680 - Town of Hampton established per "Act of Cohabitation."

### 18th Century

* 1705 - Hampton becomes a "port of entry."
* 1715 - Hampton designated seat of Elizabeth City County.
* 1718 - Head of dead pirate Blackbeard displayed on a pole at place later known as "Blackbeard's Point."
* 1727 - St John’s church was re-built.
* 1755 - "1,000 Acadian" travellers stay temporarily in Hampton.
* 1788 - Hampton becomes part of the new U.S. state of Virginia

### 19th Century

* 1805 - Hampton Academy active.
* 1813 - Hampton taken by British forces during the War of 1812.
* 1823 - U.S. Fort Monroe built.
* 1849
	+ March: Town of Hampton incorporated.
	+ December: Town incorporation repealed.
* 1852 - Town incorporated again.
* 1857 - Chesapeake Female College built.
* 1860
	+ Town incorporation repealed again.
	+ Population: 1,848.
* 1861 - August: Residents set fire to town in order to repel Union forces during the American Civil War.
* 1865 - February 3: U.S.-Confederate Hampton Roads Conference held aboard the steamboat *River Queen* to discuss terms to end the American Civil War.
* 1868 - Hampton Agricultural and Industrial Institute and its museum established.
* 1870 - National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers Southern Branch begins operating.[1][2]
* 1871 - Hampton Institute Press founded.
* 1872 - Hampton Institute's *Southern Workman* journal begins publication.
* 1875 - Booker T. Washington graduates from Hampton Institute.
* 1876
	+ *Hampton Monitor* newspaper begins publication.
	+ County courthouse built.
* 1878 - Little England Chapel built.
* 1882 - Railroad begins operating.
* 1884
	+ Fire.
	+ *Bulletin* newspaper begins publication.
* 1887 - Town incorporated again once more.
* 1889
	+ Citizens Railway (trolley) begins operating.
	+ People's Building and Loan Association in business.
* 1890 - Population: 2,513.
* 1891 - Dixie Hospital nursing school established.
* 1897 - Annual Hampton Negro Conference held at the Hampton Institute begins.

### 20th Century

* 1900 - Population: 2,764.
	+ 1903 - Hampton Institute's Huntington Memorial Library built.
	+ 1908
		- March 4: City of Hampton incorporated.
		- B’nai Israel synagogue built.
	+ 1912 - American Theatre built.
	+ 1915 - Apollo Theatre in business.
	+ 1916 - Braddock monument erected.
	+ 1917 - U.S. military Langley Field (airfield) and its Langley Memorial Aeronautical Laboratory (later NASA Langley Research Center) begin operating.
	+ 1920
		- Scott Theatre opens.
		- Population: 6,138.
	+ 1922 - February 21: U.S. military airship *Roma* explodes during test flight.
	+ 1926 - Taylor Memorial Library opens.
	+ 1928 - Chamberlin Hotel built.
	+ 1930 - "Hampton Veterans' Facility" begins operating.
	+ 1937 - Aberdeen Gardens (housing) built by U.S. Interior Department's Subsistence Homesteads Division.
	+ 1939 - Hampton City Hall built.
	+ 1943 - U.S. Langley Research Center's racially segregated West Area Computers begins operating.
	+ 1948
		- WVEC radio begins broadcasting.
		- Green Acres Auto Theatre (drive-in cinema) in business.
	+ 1950 - Population: 5,966.
	+ 1952
		- July 1: Elizabeth City County (including Phoebus) consolidated into city of Hampton.
		- Fort Wool historic site established.
	+ 1954 - October: Hurricane Hazel occurs.
	+ 1957 - Hampton Roads Bridge–Tunnel to Norfolk opens.
	+ 1960
		- Interstate 64 highway construction completed.
		- Population: 89,258.
	+ 1962
		- Kecoughtan High School founded.
	+ 1964 - WHOV radio begins broadcasting.
	+ 1968
		- Thomas Nelson Community College founded.
		- Bethel High School built.
	+ 1970 - Hampton Coliseum opens.
	+ 1973 - Coliseum Mall in business.
	+ 1979 - September: Hurricane David occurs.
	+ 1982 - Finite element machine invented at NASA Langley Research Center (approximate date).
	+ 1984 - Hampton University active.
	+ 1987 - Hampton Public Library new building opens.
	+ 1992 - Virginia Air and Space Center established.
	+ 1993 - Bobby Scott becomes U.S. representative for Virginia's 3rd congressional district.
	+ 1994 - *Hampton Roads Voice* newspaper begins publication.
	+ 1996
		- July: Hurricane Bertha (1996) occurs.
		- City website online (approximate date).

### 21st Century (So Far)

* 2003 - Hampton History Museum opens.
* 2008 - Molly Joseph Ward becomes mayor.
* 2010
	+ U.S. military Joint Base Langley–Eustis in operation near city.
	+ Population: 137,436.
* 2011
	+ Fort Monroe decommissioned by the U.S. military
* 2016
	+ Donnie Tuck becomes mayor.

* Hidden Figures movie released, partially set in Hampton.

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