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2. Cape Charles, Virginia - Wikipedia

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   Cape Charles is located at 37°16′03″N 76°00′51″W (37.267522, −76.014125). [8] Cape Charles lies on a peninsula and is surrounded by water on three sides. The town is situated directly on the Chesapeake Bay, bordered by King's Creek to the north and Old Plantation Creek to the south.

3. Cape Charles Historic District - Wikipedia

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   Designated VLR. August 15, 1989 [2] Cape Charles Historic District is a national historic district located at Cape Charles, Northampton County, Virginia. The Town was surveyed by the Virginia Department of Historic Resources in 1989, and a National Register Historic District was created and listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

4. Cape Charles Lighthouse - Wikipedia

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   The original lens from the Cape Charles lighthouse is on display at the Mariners' Museum in Newport News, Virginia. The Cape Charles Lighthouse housed a Vega VRB-25 solar powered beacon from the 1990s until its decommissioning as an aid to navigation in 2019.

5. Virginia Capes - Wikipedia

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   The Virginia Capes are the two capes, Cape Charles to the north and Cape Henry to the south, that define the entrance to the Chesapeake Bay on the eastern coast of North America . The importance of the Chesapeake Bay in American history has long made the Virginia Capes strategically significant, most notably in the naval Battle of the ...

6. Kiptopeke State Park - Wikipedia

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   Kiptopeke State Park. /  37.16917°N 75.97917°W  / 37.16917; -75.97917. Kiptopeke State Park is a state park located in the southern end of the Eastern Shore of Virginia and the Delmarva Peninsula in Northampton County, near Cape Charles. From 1949, the site was owned by the Virginia Ferry Corporation and used through 1964 as the ...

7. Little Creek-Cape Charles Ferry - Wikipedia

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   Operations. Ferry operations started with the Virginia ferry Corporation (VFC) on April 1 1933 between Little Creek in Princess Anne County (VA Beach today) and the town of Cape Charles. The VFC leased the PRR Steamer SS Maryland and the Carfloat No. 605. The run was across the bay was 26 miles taking 1 hour 45 minutes to cross.